Overview

This is the story of how a fabled art foundation-the greatest collection of impressionist and postimpressionist art in America, including 69 Cézannes, 60 Matisses, and 44 Picassos, among many priceless others-came to be, and how more than a decade of legal squabbling brought it to the brink of collapse and to a move that many believe betrayed the wishes of the founder, Dr. Albert C. Barnes (1872-1951). Art Held Hostage is now updated with a new epilogue by the author covering the current state of this international treasure and the endless battle over its fate.

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Excellent...A substantial work of reporting and historical research. -- Philip Kennicott A morality play masquerading as a legal thriller tells us what went wrong [at the Barnes]. A chronicle of chaos, [containing] one mind-boggling revelation after another.

...the indispensable history of the Barnes. Time Magazine A morality play masquerading as a legal thriller tells us what went wrong [at the Barnes]. The New York Times Book Review A chronicle of chaos containing one mind-boggling revelation after another. The Wall Street Journal

A chronicle of chaos containing one mind-boggling revelation after another.

Author Information

John Anderson is the author of three works of nonfiction, including Burning Down the House, which won the Myers Award for outstanding book on race relations in America. He lives in Ossining, New York.

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