The essays in this lavishly illustrated volume offer a multi-faceted portrait of American financier J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) as a collector of art. A riveting exploration of Morgan's acquisitions from antiquities to medieval manuscripts to Old Master paintings and European decorative arts, Morgan-The Collector introduces the reader to how and why he amassed his vast collection. The lively essays also serve as a tribute to Linda Roth, curator at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT, who dedicated much of her forty-year career to researching Morgan and the over 1,500 works from his collection now in the museum. This much-needed publication focuses on Morgan as a collector and is directed at both a scholarly and more general audience that is interested in the history of collecting, America in the Gilded Age, Pierpont Morgan, and European art.
| ISBN: | 9783897906792 |
| Publication date: | 11th October 2023 |
| Author: | Linda Horvitz Roth |
| Publisher: | Arnoldsche an imprint of Arnoldsche Art Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Series: | Arnoldsche Art Publishers |
| Genres: |
Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Decorative arts |