Barnes Foundation's Permanent Collection Installation Features Ironwork and Paintings

The Barnes Foundation's permanent collection includes an installation that pairs ironwork with paintings, following the vision of founder Albert C. Barnes. This display method reflects Barnes's distinctive approach to arranging artworks, which emphasizes visual relationships between different media. The installation was documented in a photograph posted on December 13, 2015. The Barnes Foundation, located in Philadelphia, maintains this collection arrangement as part of its institutional identity. Albert C. Barnes established the foundation to preserve his specific hanging methods, which group objects by formal qualities rather than chronology or medium. This installation exemplifies his philosophy of creating dialogues between diverse art forms within the collection.