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Education & Empowerment: Scholarship Recipients at the Barnes Foundation, Vol. Two: 1927–1952

Barnes scholarship recipient Claude Clark at work for the Work Projects Administration, 1940. Photo by Myron “Mike” Krasney. Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration, on long-term loan to the Philadelphia Museum of Art from the Fine Arts Collection, US General Services Administration, 1943

Barnes scholarship recipient Claude Clark at work for the Work Projects Administration, 1940. Photo by Myron “Mike” Krasney. Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration, on long-term loan to the Philadelphia Museum of Art from the Fine Arts Collection, US General Services Administration, 1943 · License

Education & Empowerment: Scholarship Recipients at the Barnes Foundation, Vol. Two: 1927–1952 is on view at Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, United States, until January 25, 2027.

This archives display at the Barnes Foundation explores the lives and careers of four students funded by the institution during the early to mid-20th century. Through historical materials, the show highlights the impact of these educational grants on organist Kenneth Goodman, music educator Lillian G. Hall, artist Claude Clark, and Harlem Renaissance poet Gwendolyn Bennett.

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  1. Barnes Foundation
    Philadelphia, United States · September 3, 2026 – January 25, 2027
    Until 25 Jan 2027

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Barnes scholarship recipient Claude Clark at work for the Work Projects Administration, 1940. Photo by Myron “Mike” Krasney. Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration, on long-term loan to the Philadelphia Museum of Art from the Fine Arts Collection, US General Services Administration, 1943

Barnes scholarship recipient Claude Clark at work for the Work Projects Administration, 1940. Photo by Myron “Mike” Krasney. Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration, on long-term loan to the Philadelphia Museum of Art from the Fine Arts Collection, US General Services Administration, 1943 · License · Source ↗