…any objects and other pictures. My heart sinks. It is hard to imagine that we will be able to see much, let alone sustain study and dialogue.” One senses on Burnham’s own account that the Barnes students may have come to the rescue of a disoriented teacher: “This is a second year class; the students have spent the previous year learning the Barnes method of seeing. One is a psychologist, another a lawyer, and still others are…
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