The Barnes Foundation
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2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The Barnes Foundation is an art collection and educational institution promoting the appreciation of art and horticulture. It was founded in 1922 by Albert C. Barnes, who made his fortune by co-developing Argyrol, an antiseptic silver compound that was used to combat gonorrhea and inflammations of the eye, ear, nose, and throat.
Today, it owns more than 4,000 objects, including over 900 paintings, estimated to be worth about $25 billion. These are primarily works by Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Modernist masters, along with many other paintings by leading European and American artists, as well as African art, antiquities from China, Egypt, and Greece, and Native American art.
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