Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th ...
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‘Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy’ Review: The Woman Who Shaped the Morgan MuseumUntil she retired in 1948, Greene presided over and built, together with both Morgans, the incomparable collection of books, manuscripts and art that became today’s Morgan Library & Museum.
From the outside, the Morgan Library and Museum doesn't look like ... expensive finds to add to his vast art collection. He spent $900 million (in today's dollars) on art and rare artifacts ...
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNThis Savvy Librarian Was the True Force Behind New York’s Iconic Morgan LibraryPierpont Morgan—the Gilded Age’s wolf of Wall Street—used some of his wealth to amass a vast collection of books and art. He ...
Predicting the Next Pope Isn’t What Matters the Most The Loathsome Tate Brothers The Promise of Freedom Conservatism — and Its Challenges The art's ... The Morgan Library’s new exhibition ...
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