They gave the bankrupt Barnes people, (Headed by the overseer's, Lincoln Univ), an offer they couldn't refuse.PLUS a giant bonus, in the millions.Ģ00 Renoir's, 100 Cezanne's, 50 or 60 or so Matisse's, a bunch of important Picasso's, 1 of the 7 MAJOR, Seuarat's, (my fav painting there is The Models), 15 Ironically, the wheels for the move started at a fund raising event at the Barnes.Īll of Phila Society was there and one guy, (Pearlman, I believe), started the ball rolling by saying."Boy-this collection would be a great boon to the city if it were downtown". We-"The Friends of the Barnes", loathe that move. And now.that rich people's club in Philly, the one he hated-is now getting their way and moving this fantastic collection to the city. But by leaving it to Lincoln, a black Univ, with nothing to do with arts, has, in the 2000's come back to bite him, even in his grave. The reasoning was, to screw Philadelphioa Society, who thought he was a nut. His intentions were good, but, leaving the Foundation to Lincoln Univ, was a huge mistake. To Dr Barnes', unintentional, discredit, he left the foundation in the hands of the wrong people after his death. There will be a seismagragh reading above his grave where he will be rolling it, after the high society jerks move his entire collection to downtown Philly in 2011. Now, you need reservations & it's 15 bucks & a parking lot was built, & you canĭrive up to the building & there seems no limit on the printing of paintings & there's a Barnes Catalogue out there,and.it is just, everything that Dr Barnes DIDN'T want. When I would go there and pay my $1-I would roam around the mansion AND the incredible grounds for hrs and hrs and feel like I owned the joint.heh.
In any was still a hidden gem because it was on the Main Line, asnd not in Philly. But to thumb it's nose at that law-they only charged a dollar and had very limited hrs, open to the public. In the 60's, the pinch of money started to affect the Foundation and in order to receive funding from the state, the Barnes, grudgingly had No picturees were allowed to be taken or printed.so the incredible collection was, virtually a mystery to many. The Foundation was closed to the public, except for the students that came to feel what Dr Barnes was envisioning in his collection. The $1 entrance fee, was a story, in itself. The neighborhood and walk a block or so to the gated and guarded entrance and walk up the driveway to the mansion. I was going to the Barnes back in the day, (the 70's and 80's), when they wereĬharging $1 to view this incredible exhibit. 1stly-let me tell you I'm a Barnes-a-holic.
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