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OCR: demonstrate the evolution of their respective tra- ditions and also the methods employed by artists of each epoch to create entities expressive of their own times, milieus and individualitics. The educational value of the collection is further enhanced by the unique opportunity it provides to observe the unfolding personalities of several important artists and to follow their devel- opment through the various stages of their careers. The record of the Foundation's research in art and education is contained in the ten volumes written by members of the Foundation's staff. THE ART DEPARTMENT OF THE BARNES FOUNDATION Approach and Purpose: The educational program of the courses in the philosophy and appreciation of art is based upon John Dewey's conception that education is another name for meeting the practical problems of life, one of which is the significance of art. Education, as indeed any intelligent human activ- ity, results from the interaction between an individual and his environment-an environment which affects the individual and, in turn, is affected by him. This constantly developing inter- acting process, and this only, leads to genuine experience. From experience arises culture, i.e ., the constant expansion of the range and accuracy of the perceptions. Education, governed by these principles of objective personal experiences-the method of science-develops initiative, inventive- ness and the ability to re-adapt one's self to that constantly changing situation which is life. Educa- tion, therefore, is a continually unfolding process. In the Foundation's classes in the philosophy and appreciation of art, the above general concep tions are put into practice and their validity is objectively demonstrated. The Foundation's ap- proach takes art out of its usually detached esoteric world and links it up with life itself. The following facts are specifically emphasized: 1. Appreciation of works of art requires organ ized effort and systematic study, on the same