The maverick's museum : Albert Barnes and his American dream
Gopnik, Blake2025
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From prominent critic and biographer Blake Gopnik comes a compelling portrait of America's first great collector of modern art, Albert Coombs Barnes. Raised in a Philadelphia slum shortly after the Civil War, Barnes rose to earn a medical degree and then made a fortune from a pioneering antiseptic treatment for newborns. Never losing sight of the working-class neighbours of his youth, Barnes became a ruthless advocate for their rights and needs. Gopnik's meticulous research reveals Barnes as a fierce advocate for the egalitarian ideals of his era's progressive movement. But while his friends in the movement worked to reshape American society, Barnes wanted to transform the nation's aesthetic life, taking art out of the hands of the elite and making it available to the average American. 'The Maverick's Museum' offers a vivid picture of one of America's great eccentrics.
Main title:
The maverick's museum : Albert Barnes and his American dream / Blake Gopnik.
Author:
Gopnik, Blake, author
Imprint:
New York : Ecco, 2025.
Collation:
416 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780063284036 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
709.2BAR
Language:
English
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BRN:
5813423
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