Another collaborator was Violette de Mazia (1896–1988), who was born in Paris and educated in Belgium and England.[11] Originally hired to teach French to the Foundation staff in 1925, de Mazia became a close associate of Barnes, teaching and co-authoring four Foundation publications.[2] After Barnes' death, she became a trustee and the Director of Education of the Art Department, continuing to express Barnes' philosophy in her teaching.