Arthur W. Colen correspondence with Albert C. Barnes
name: label: Creator
content: Colen, Arthur W.
label: Names
content: Barnes Foundation
label: Names
content: Barnes, Albert C. (Albert Coombs), 1872-1951
label: Names
content: Pinto, Salvatore, 1905-1966
topic: label: Occupation
content: Photographers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1994 by Michael Zakian, who received the letters from Roy and Paul Colen, Colen's sons and executors of his estate.
creator: label: Creator
content: Colen, Arthur W.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Colen was a photographer, also a sculptor, architect and interior decorator, Philadelphia; Barnes a businessman and art collector.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet ((30 items))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1940-1945
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.colearth
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence, newsclippings, and miscellaneous items pertaining to the personal and business relationship between Arthur Colen and Albert Barnes. The collection documents the onset of their relationship, first as dog aficionados, followed by a business arrangement granting Colen permission to photograph works in the Barnes Collection. Later correspondence reveals the conflict over the reproductions which led to a legal battle between the two men.