African Art in the Barnes Foundation: The Triumph of l'Art Negre and the Harlem Renaissance

by Christa Clarke

The Barnes Foundation is renowned for its astonishing collection of Post Impressionist and early Modern art assembled by Albert C. Barnes, a Philadelphia pharmaceutical entrepreneur. Less known is the pioneering collection of African sculpture that Barnes acquired between 1922 and 1924, mainly from Paul Guillaume, the Paris-based dealer. The Barnes Foundation was one of the first permanent installations in the United States to present objects from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847845214
• ISBN13: 9780847845217
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Skira Rizzoli
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 4.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.3" x 12.8"