And in his teachings and writings, Dr. Barnes drew on his scientific background (as well as the writings of Henry James, John Dewey and George Santayana) to bring a new rigor to the criticism of art, replacing approaches he found intellectually flabby or simply beside the point.
WSJ: Barnes Collection | Albert C. Barnes | Ensemble: Albert C. Barnes and the Experiment in Education | Saving Dr. Barnes's Vision| By Eric Gibson