Arthur W. Colen correspondence with Albert C. Barnes

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Arthur W. Colen correspondence with Albert C. Barnes

1940-1945

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Correspondence, newsclippings, and miscellaneous items pertaining to the personal and business relationship between Arthur Colen and Albert Barnes. The collection documents the onset of their relationship, first as dog aficionados, followed by a business arrangement granting Colen permission to photograph works in the Barnes Collection. Later correspondence reveals the conflict over the reproductions which led to a legal battle between the two men.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6719263

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Pinto, Salvatore

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Colen, Arthur W.

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Colen was a photographer, also a sculptor, architect and interior decorator, Philadelphia; Barnes a businessman and art collector. From the description of Arthur W. Colen correspondence with Albert C. Barnes, 1940-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122456442 ...

Barnes foundation

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Barnes, Albert C. (Albert Coombs), 1872-1951

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