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Morgan Library & Museum

The site was formerly occupied by several Phelps family residences, one of which was sold to J. P. Morgan in 1880. After collecting thousands of objects in the late 19th century, Morgan erected the main library building between 1902 and 1906, with Belle da Costa Greene serving as its first librarian for more than four decades. The library was made a public institution in 1924 by J. P. Morgan's son John Pierpont Morgan Jr., in accordance with his father's will, and further expansions were completed in 1928, 1962, and 1991. The Morgan Library was renamed the Morgan Library & Museum after the completion of a major expansion in 2006. Further renovations were completed in 2010 and 2022.
The Morgan Library & Museum is composed of several structures. The main building was designed by Charles McKim of the firm of McKim, Mead and White, with an annex designed by Benjamin Wistar Morris. A 19th-century Italianate brownstone house at 231 Madison Avenue, built by Isaac Newton Phelps, is also part of the grounds. The complex includes three additional structures, including a glass entrance building designed by Renzo Piano and Beyer Blinder Belle. The main building and its interior is a New York City designated landmark and a National Historic Landmark, while the house at 231 Madison Avenue is a designated city landmark.
The Morgan Library & Museum's collection has more than 350,000 objects, which include illuminated manuscripts, authors' original manuscripts, books, and sheets of music. The Morgan also houses collections of drawings, photographs, paintings, maps, and other objects. In addition to its permanent collection, the museum has hosted temporary exhibitions, as well as events such as concerts and lectures. Both the collection and the original building's architecture have received praise over the years, while the annexes' architecture has received mixed commentary. Provided by Wikipedia
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Illuminating fashion : dress in the art of medieval France and the Netherlands, 1325-1515 by Buren, Anne van
Published 2011“…Pierpont Morgan Library…”
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The age of elegance : the Joan Taub Ades collection
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Drawings by Raphael and his circle : from British and North American collections by Gere, John A.
Published 1987“…Pierpont Morgan Library…”
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Studying nature : oil sketches from the Thaw collection
Published 2011“…Pierpont Morgan Library…”
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Rembrandt's world : Dutch drawings from the Clement C. Moore collection by Turner, Jane, 1956-
Published 2012“…Pierpont Morgan Library…”
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Degas, Miss La La, and the Cirque Fernando by Wolk-Simon, Linda
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The Stavelot Triptych : Mosan art and the legend of the true cross.
Published 1980“…Pierpont Morgan Library…”
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Catalogue of the exhibition of Chinese calligraphy and painting in the collection of John M. Crawford, Jr. by Crawford, John M.
Published 1962“…Pierpont Morgan Library…”
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The Mary Flagler Cary Music Collection : printed books and music, manuscripts, autograph letters, documents, portraits.
Published 1970“…Pierpont Morgan Library…”
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Miracles in miniature : the art of the Master of Claude de France
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Pierre Matisse and his artists by Griswold, William
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Early children's books and their illustration
Published 1975“…Pierpont Morgan Library…”
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Le siècle de Rubens et de Rembrandt : dessins flamands et hollandais du XVIIe siècle de la Pierpont Morgan Library de New York : Paris, Anvers, New York, 1979-1980 : catalogue by Stampfle, Felice
Published 1979“…Pierpont Morgan Library…”
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The untamed landscape : Théodore Rousseau and the path to Barbizon
Published 2014“…Pierpont Morgan Library…”
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The Pickering manuscript by Blake, William, 1757-1827
Published 1972“…Pierpont Morgan Library…”
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The Blake collection of Mrs. Landon K. Thorne by Bentley, G. E., Jr. (Gerald Eades), 1930-2017
Published 1971“…Pierpont Morgan Library…”
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Bright lights in the Dark Ages : the Thaw collection of early medieval ornaments by Adams, Noël
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New York collects : drawings and watercolors, 1900-1950
Published 1999“…Pierpont Morgan Library…”
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William Morris and the art of the book : with essays on William Morris, as book collector by Paul Needham, as calligrapher by Joseph Dunlap, and as typographer by John Dreyfus. by Needham, Paul, 1943-
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The fifteenth-century book ; an exhibition arranged for the 500th anniversary of the invention of printing; list of books exhibited with an introduction
Published 1940“…Pierpont Morgan Library…”
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