MERION, PA (February 7, 2002) - The Barnes Foundation announced today the
appointment of Stephanie Bell-Rose and Judge Jacqueline F. Allen to the foundation's Board of
Trustees. The two professionals bring to the board a wealth of experience and a commitment to
helping guide The Barnes Foundation into a new era.
"Over the last two years, we have charted a new course for The Barnes Foundation, with a renewed
focus on our core mission and the principles upon which the foundation was founded," stated Kimberly
Camp, Executive Director and CEO of the Barnes Foundation. "Stephanie Bell-Rose and Judge
Jacqueline Allen will play an integral role in helping us to stay the course and achieve the
ambitious goals we have set for the foundation."
Currently, the Barnes is in the middle of a three-year, $3 million project to conduct the first
comprehensive inventory and assessment of the Barnes' holdings. The project includes a complete
survey, inventory, research, and conservation analysis of an estimated 800,000 documents and objects
from the Barnes Foundation's Merion and Chester Springs locations. The Barnes also recently
received court approval to lend or tour hundreds of paintings and other works of art - items that
have remained in storage and unavailable to the public since the death of Dr. Albert C. Barnes in
1951.
In addition, the Barnes is in the midst of a public fundraising campaign to reestablish the
Foundation's endowment and is exploring options for opening Ker-Feal -- Dr. Barnes 137-acre
homestead in nearby Chester Springs, home to Barnes' extensive collection of Pennsylvania Dutch and
early American decorative arts, textiles and furniture - to the public.
"The leadership and staff of the Barnes Foundation are hard at work as they seek to fulfill the
potential of the foundation as originally envisioned by Dr. Barnes," stated Stephanie Bell-Rose,
President of The Goldman Sachs Foundation, a $200 million international corporate foundation whose
mission is to promote excellence and innovation in education. "I look forward to the opportunity
to serve on the Barnes' Board and help guide the Foundation into the future."
Previously, Bell-Rose served as Foundation Counsel and Program Officer for Public Affairs at the
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, where she directed legal affairs and designed funding programs and
research initiatives. She has earned an A.B. from Harvard College, a J.D. from Harvard law School,
and an M.P.A. from the Kennedy School of Government.
"The Barnes Foundation has made a great deal of progress in the past two years," said Judge
Jacqueline F. Allen. "But there are still significant challenges that remain to be addressed as we
look to continue the foundation's mission and obtain additional support from the arts and
philanthropy communities. It is an exciting time, but we realize that there is much work that
remains to be done."
Judge Allen, a graduate of Temple University School of Law, was elected to the Court of Common
Please in Philadelphia County in November 1993. Prior to her election, Allen served as General
Counsel for Environmental Law at Consolidated Rail Corporation and an attorney for SEPTA and Unisys
Corporation. She served on the Saint Joseph's University Board of Trustees and currently serves on
the Board of Directors of the African-American Museum in Philadelphia.
Stephanie Bell-Rose and Judge Jacqueline F. Allen were nominated by Lincoln University, per the
terms of Dr. Barnes' will, and elected by the Board of the Barnes Foundation. They replace Dr.
Kenneth Sadler, former chairman of the Lincoln University Board, and Mr. Randy Kinder, Vice
President of Marketing and Business Development at Lockheed-Martin, who recently left the board.
"The Barnes owes Dr. Sadler and Mr. Kinder a debt of gratitude for the hard work they performed
during their tenure on the Barnes' Board," stated Kimberly Camp. "Thanks in part to their efforts,
the Barnes has a great deal of momentum going forward, a momentum that we intend to sustain in the
coming months and years."
The Barnes Foundation was established in 1922 by Dr. Albert C. Barnes to "promote the advancement of
education and the appreciation of the fine arts." The Foundation's collection of early French
Modern and Post-Impressionist paintings are among the finest in the world. The Barnes is noted for
its extraordinary number of masterpieces by Renoir, Cezanne, and Matisse that provide a depth of
work by these artists unavailable elsewhere. Works by Picasso, Seurat, Rousseau, Modigliani,
Soutine, Monet, Manet, Degas, Van Gogh and others are only part of the Foundation's incredible
collection.
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