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The main function of the museum has been to serve as a pedestal upon which a clique of socialites pose as patrons of the arts

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Albert C. Barnes
Age: 79 †
Born: 1872
Born: January 2
Died: 1951
Died: July 24
Art Collector
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Dr. Albert C. Barnes
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