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Dr. Albert C. Barnes and The Barnes Foundation



Albert Coombs Barnes was an American chemist and art collector. With the fortune made from the development of the antiseptic, anti-blindness drug Argyrol, he founded the Barnes Foundation, an educational ... Wikipedia



This is so tragic because Dr. Albert C. Barnes left certain stipulations regarding how he wanted his precious artwork to be handled after his death.  After the manipulation caused by the human element, his wishes were slowly ignored and his vision for his legacy was destroyed.  
I learned that nothing is sacred after death.  After the politician's, the greed, and the human sentiment take their cut, a "Documented Will" can become just another piece of paper.




created on 11/13/11