Members-Only Online Tour: Firestorm! Outrage! Dr. Barnes’s Scandalous 1923 Philadelphia Exhibition
Wednesday, September 9, 2 – 3pm
Amedeo Modigliani. Léopold Zborowski (detail), 1919. The Barnes Foundation, BF261
Free; registration required
About the Event
In April 1923, Dr. Albert Barnes unveiled his rich collection of modern European art to the American public with an exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. The response was swift and harsh. Critics panned the works, sparking a public clash between Dr. Barnes and the Philadelphia press. See which of these works remain in the collection today and learn more about their stormy reception a century ago in this exclusive online tour.
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