The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia
Background:
Albert C. Barnes was an art collector from about 1902 when he bought his first piece. But he didn't get serious until 1912 when his passion for art became his obsession.
He and artist friend, William Glackens, took an art-buying trip to Paris. He met Gertrude and Leo Stein there and bought the first two paintings by Heri Matisse.
In 1922, Barnes applied for and was awarded a charter from the state of Pennsylvania to begin the Barnes Foundation -- a site to raise appreciation, for art education, and for arboriculture.
Land was acquired, buildings built, and the Foundation opened in 1925.
The Foundation classes included study of original art works, philosophy and the traditions of art, and so importantly, the objectivity of the artists' use of light, line, color, and space.