Many were women or African Americans to whom, in defiance of the era’s prejudices, Dr. Each day, for two hours, production stopped as his workers discussed painting and philosophy. Barnes held art appreciation lessons at his factory. Following the philosophy of John Dewey-who believed that education was fundamental to democracy-Dr. In 1912, at the age of 40, he began purchasing modern paintings with the help of his childhood friend William Glackens. Instead of practicing medicine, he turned to pharmacology, where he made a fortune by co-inventing an antiseptic. Raised in a working-class household, Albert Barnes excelled in school and earned a medical degree by age 20.
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