{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Albert Barnes Part I: The Controversial Man and his Foundation","description":"Steve and Katie speak with critic and author Blake Gopnik about his new book The Maverick\u2019s Museum: Albert Barnes and His American Dream. They discuss Barnes\u2019s rise out of poverty to the heights of modern art collecting and his progressive societal priorities, namely the foundation he started to educate common people through a formalist approach to modern art. This foundation, like Barnes himself, became mired in controversy and a victim of Barnes\u2019s desire to have complete control after his death. Part II will be released next month and will focus on the legal battles involving the Foundation after Barnes\u2019s death, culminating in the Foundation\u2019s transformation to a public museum in a new building in downtown Philadelphia. &amp;nbsp; Notes for this episode: https:\/\/artlawpodcast.com\/2026\/01\/05\/albert-barnes-part-i-the-controversial-man-and-his-foundation\/ &amp;nbsp; Follow the Art Law Podcast Instagram:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/artlawpodcast\/ TikTok:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@artlawpodcast Katie and Steve discuss topics based on news and magazine articles and court filings and not based on original research unless specifically noted. ","author_name":"The Art Law Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/artlawpodcast.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39561645\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/196979980"}