Belle da Costa Greene
Belle da Costa Greene painted by Paul César Helleu around 1913
Belle da Costa Greene (born December 13, 1883 in Alexandria (Virginia) , † May 10, 1950 in New York City ) was an American librarian of the banker and collector John Pierpont Morgan and after his death the first director of the Pierpont Morgan Library until her retirement in 1948.
literature
- The first Quarter Century of the Pierpont Morgan Library. A retrospective exhibition in honor of Belle Da Costa Greene. New York, April 5 through July 23, 1949. With a tribute to the Library and its 1st director by Lawrence Counselman Wroth. Pierpont Morgan Library, New York NY 1949.
- Dorothy Miner (Ed.): Studies in art and literature for Belle da Costa Greene. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ 1954.
- Heidi Ardizzone: An Illuminated Life. Belle da Costa Greene's Journey from Prejudice to Privilege. WW Norton, New York NY et al. 2007, ISBN 978-0-393-05104-9 .
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| SURNAME | Greene, Belle da Costa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American librarian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alexandria (Virginia) |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1950 |
| Place of death | New York City |