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Appreciation of works of art requires organized effort and systematic study. Art appreciation can no more be absorbed by aimless wandering in galleries than can surgery be learned by casual visits to a hospital.
Albert C. Barnes
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Albert C. Barnes
Age: 79 †
Born: 1872
Born: January 2
Died: 1951
Died: July 24
Art Collector
Chemist
Pharmacist
Pharmacologist
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Dr. Albert C. Barnes
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