That tic and the enmity behind it became famous, threatening to eclipse his brilliance as a scientist, businessman, art collector and educator. But why exactly was Barnes, a millionaire surrounded by ...

This story appears in the September 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Eric Breitung works at the intersection of art and science—literally. A conservation scientist at New York’s ...

Chemists working in an arts-related field must have a passion for their art, because they must pay meticulous attention to the materials and processes behind how they are produced. Art and chemistry ...