Belle da Costa Greene: A Portrait Gallery | History of the Morgan
As part of its ongoing project to illuminate the career of librarian, curator, scholar, and cultural executive Belle da Costa Greene (1879–1950), the Morgan presents this digital gallery of all known photographs and portraits depicting her.
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Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian's Legacy - The Morgan Library …
To mark the 2024 centenary of its life as a public institution, the Morgan Library & Museum will present a major exhibition devoted to the life and career of its inaugural director, Belle da Costa Greene (1879–1950).
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, founded by Pierpont …
Just a short walk from Grand Central and Penn Station, the Morgan is a major exhibition venue for fine art, literature, and music, one of New York's great historic sites, and a wonderful place to dine, shop, and attend a concert or film.
Belle da Costa Greene Exhibition | The Morgan Library & Museum
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About the Morgan | The Morgan Library & Museum
A complex of buildings in the heart of New York City, The Morgan Library & Museum began as the private library of financier Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), one of the preeminent collectors and cultural benefactors in the United States.
Belle da Costa Greene, the Morgan’s First Librarian and Director
Belle da Costa Greene (1879–1950) was one of the most prominent librarians in American history. She ran the Morgan Library for forty-three years—nineteen as the private librarian of J. Pierpont Morgan and later his son, Jack, and twenty-four as the inaugural director of the Pierpont Morgan Library (now the Morgan Library & Museum).
Explore the Collection - The Morgan Library & Museum
Pierpont Morgan's immense holdings ranged from Egyptian art to Renaissance paintings to Chinese porcelains. For his library, Morgan acquired illuminated, literary, and historical manuscripts, early printed books, and old master drawings and prints.
Portrait of Belle Greene in profile - The Morgan Library & Museum
This photograph captures one of the earliest portraits of the Morgan's first librarian and director. Belle da Costa Greene (named Belle Marion Greener at birth) grew up in a predominantly African American community in Washington, DC.
Charles Dickens's Christmas Carol - The Morgan Library & Museum
Compelled by personal financial difficulties, Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in only six weeks, during a period of intense creativity in fall 1843. The original manuscript of A Christmas Carol reveals Dickens's method of composition, allowing us to see the author at work. The pace of writing and revision, apparently contiguous, is urgent, rapid, and boldly confident.