Greene was born Belle Marion Greener in Washington, D.C. in 1879. She was the daughter of a racial justice activist Richard T. Greener—the first Black graduate of Harvard College—and musician and ...

In 1924, J.P. Morgan Jr., known as Jack, opened his late father’s private collection to the public as the Pierpont Morgan ...

A 1910 watercolor portrait of Belle da Costa Greene by Laura Coombs Hills. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, gift of the Estate of Belle da Costa Greene. “Just Because I am a Librarian doesn’t ...

Belle da Costa Greene in the West Room of J. Pierpont Morgan’s Library (c. 1948), reproduction of a photographic print, Center for Italian Renaissance Studies; Bernard and Mary Berenson Papers (all ...

Imagine yourself in Gilded Age New York, as you witness a glamorous, self-possessed young woman become an influential figure in wealthy social circles. Known throughout the city, photographed by the ...

A new exhibition sheds light on Belle da Costa Greene, who built a world-class collection for the Morgan—against all odds. Belle da Costa Greene in the West Room of J. Pierpont Morgan’s Library (ca.

The name Belle da Costa Greene might not ring a bell, but New York's historic Morgan Library and Museum is trying to change that. A new exhibit called "A Librarian's Legacy" opened this month, just in ...

Belle da Costa Greene, who was JP Morgan’s librarian, became a lively fixture at Gilded Age mansions, country retreats, auction houses and art galleries. She was also a Black woman who passed as white ...