It fell to Belle da Costa Greene, a Black woman whose racial identity was kept secret for decades, to catalog J.P. Morgan's immense collection of books and art ...

Referred to as one of the most fascinating librarians in American history, Belle da Costa Greene is the figure who is ...

The name Belle da Costa Greene might not ring a bell, but New York's renowned historic Morgan Library and Museum is trying to ...

The Morgan Library was built and founded by J. Pierpont Morgan, one of the richest and most powerful bankers in the early 20th century. It houses a one-of-a-kind collection of medieval writings ...

As the first director of the public institution incorporated in 1924 as the Pierpont Morgan Library, she spent two-and-a-half decades overseeing every detail of its highly particularized cosmos ...

Belle da Costa Greene in the West Room of the J Pierpont Morgan’s Library, c1948–50 A New York exhibition pays tribute to Belle da Costa Greene, the flamboyant queen of rare books, drawings ...

Here's a roundup of upcoming music, theater, exhibits and other fun stuff in Mid-Missouri from Oct. 17-23, 2024.

John Pierpont Morgan, and Pierre du Pont amassed huge fortunes in banking and finance, transport and industry. They had wealth and opportunity, and a lot of them wanted to build a library to ...

Once the private library of J. Pierpont Morgan, the Morgan Museum was gifted to the city by the Gilded Age financier along with his collection of artworks and rare books—holdings that include ...