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African Art in the Barnes Foundation - The Triumph of L'Art Negre and the Harlem Renaissance (Hardcover)
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African Art in the Barnes Foundation - The Triumph of L'Art Negre and the Harlem Renaissance (Hardcover)
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The first publication of the Barnes Foundation's important and
extensive African art collection. The Barnes Foundation is renowned
for its astonishing collection of Postimpressionist 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 Africa as fine art.
Indeed, the African collection is central to understanding Barnes's
socially progressive vision for his foundation. This comprehensive
volume showcases all 123 objects, including reliquary figures,
masks, and utensils, most of which originated in France's African
colonies-Mali, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, and the Congo-as well as in
Sierra Leone, Republic of Benin, and Nigeria. Christa Clarke
considers the significance of the collection and Barnes's role in
the Harlem Renaissance and in fostering broader appreciation of
African art in the twentieth century. In-depth catalogue entries by
noted scholars in the field complete the volume.
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