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It does something which no other book on art criticism . . . accomplishes. It provides an intelligent objective criterion for perceiving the values of paintings. It does this not by laying down rules, but by showing what one should look for and what is irrelevant to his seeing.—John Dewey on The Art in Painting1
Albert Coombs Barnes (1872-1951), a physician-scientist best known as the codeveloper of the antiseptic Argyrol (silver vitellin),2 had a long-standing interest in psychology and in art. He was an early advocate for Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis and avidly studied Pragmatism, the psychology of William James, before turning in 1917 to John Dewey and enrolling in his courses at Columbia University, which emphasized a scientific approach to education. Workdays at his business lasted 6 hours and were followed by an education seminar for all employees that focused on psychology and aesthetics; he installed artwork in his factory. Barnes was particularly . . . [Full Text of this Article]
James C. Harris, MD
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