On the Life of Belle da Costa Greene, Visionary Librarian and Democratizer of Museums

Belle da Costa Greene. Morgan Library visionary. One of the most prominent and influential librarians in history. Democratizer of museums. And, until two decades after her death, no one outside her family knew she was passing as white. We know a lot about public-facing Belle: she was JP Morgan’s personal librarian from 1905 until his … Continue reading On the Life of Belle da Costa Greene, Visionary Librarian and Democratizer of Museums