Albert Barnes

Should Museums Be Allowed to Sell Donated Works of Art?

As with the Barnes Foundation move, the sale of the Berkshire Museum's Norman Rockwells could depend on whether it is deemed necessary for the museum's survival.

By Daniel Grant

Looting Dr. Barnes: Philly Plutocrats Plunder a Legacy

It looks as if the sad saga of the Barnes Foundation-a saga of Philadelphia history repeating itself-is approaching its tragic

By Hilton Kramer

Whistler’s Mother

It never occurred to me that the American expatriate painter James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), who made so many other claims

By Hilton Kramer

Bogus Theories No Match for Chaïm Soutine’s Art

By Hilton Kramer

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