false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172162899m/144311.jpg 144311 1 <I>Art Held Hostage</I> reveals the messy inside story about the most infamous world-class art museum that you've probably never heard of. The saga begins with the life and times of Albert C. Barnes, a Philadelphia business magnet who, after making his fortune during the Depression, becomes one of America's most important collectors of impressionist and post-impressionist art. The collection includes famed paintings by such luminaries as Cezanne, Matisse, Picasso, and Renoir. Barnes became well known for his harsh personality and instigated a problematic invitation-only policy to his museum, located in a Philadelphia suburb. Strangely, even after Barnes' death the museum continued to become embroiled in financial, legal, and community disputes. The story gets uglier during the 1990s with a series of lawsuits for the foundation's high-profile president, including a racial discrimination suit and eventually near-bankruptcy for the collection. Author John C. Anderson, a contributing editor of <I>The American Lawyer</I> magazine, spares no cynical detail in his investigation into this truly American tale of power, litigiousness, and boardroom antics. This is a book for those interested in the dark underbelly of the business side of the art world. <I>-- J.P. Cohen</I> 139233 5 2003 Art Held Hostage: The Battle over the Barnes Collection total:12|5:3|4:2|3:5|2:2|1:0| 12 42 23 1 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 03:33:06 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 27 19:28:38 -0700 2009

One of the best books I have been able to read in recent monthts. I have been fortunate to visit the Barnes Foundation and admire the collection before it is moved from its present location in Marion to the more accessible Philadelphia. The book is as much about the collection as...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Nov 11 05:09:32 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 05:09:32 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Nov 09 10:29:28 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 10:29:28 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 27 14:58:11 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 14:58:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 21 10:19:16 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 10:19:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 31 07:54:51 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 07:54:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 08 08:27:12 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 08:27:12 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Wed Aug 05 06:15:42 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 06:15:57 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Mar 15 09:12:21 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 09:12:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Mar 06 15:44:47 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 15:44:47 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 01 07:59:14 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 07:59:20 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 22 07:06:23 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 07:06:23 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Feb 10 16:21:30 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 16:21:30 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 30 08:17:03 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 08:17:03 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 21 22:48:15 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 22:48:26 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Oct 13 21:27:11 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 21:27:11 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Oct 07 08:02:49 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 18:01:58 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 08:02:49 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jul 22 10:04:27 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 10:04:27 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jul 01 21:25:45 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 21:25:45 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Mar 10 13:11:04 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 20 13:40:13 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 13:40:13 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=144311