Cover image: Monique Y. Wells and Elliott Barnes at AD Intérieurs 2017
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Today, a work by Elliott Barnes enters the collection of France's Mobilier National.

Supporting artistic professions and creation since the 17th century, the Mobilier National is a major player in the contemporary creation and promotion of French decorative arts. 

This institution is one of the founding members of the Campus of Excellence for arts and design professions launched at Paris' Gobelins factory in 2020.

Attached to the Ministry of Culture, its mission is to ensure the conservation of its unique collections and to perpetuate and transmit expertise in the creation and restoration of tens of thousands of pieces of furniture and objects intended for the furnishing and decoration of public buildings in France and abroad.

Mobilier National is hosting a ceremony to celebrate its new acquisitions today.

I will report on the event in next week's blog.

In the interim, I hope you'll enjoy reading the articles that Entrée to Black Paris has published about Barnes over the years:

Black Paris Profiles II: Elliott Barnes

Elliott Barnes at the Musée Carnavalet

Elliott Barnes at AD Interiors 2017

Elliott Barnes Reaches New Pinnacles of Success