The Maverick's Museum: Albert Barnes and His American Dream

by Blake Gopnik

A fascinating biography of the philanthropist Albert Barnes, whose pioneering collection of modern art was meant to transform America's soul

From prominent critic and biographer Blake Gopnik comes a compelling new 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0063284030
• ISBN13: 9780063284036
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.