Belle da Costa Greene

Belle da Costa Greene gemalt von Paul César Helleu ca. 1913

Belle da Costa Greene (* 13. Dezember 1883 in Alexandria (Virginia); † 10. Mai 1950 in New York City) war die Bibliothekarin des amerikanischen Bankiers und Sammlers John Pierpont Morgan und nach seinem Tod die erste Direktorin der Pierpont Morgan Library bis zu ihrem Ruhestand 1948.

Literatur

• The first Quarter Century of the Pierpont Morgan Library. A retospective exhibition in honor of Belle Da Costa Greene. With a tribute to the Library and its 1. director by Lawrence Counselman Wroth. Apr. 5 - July 23. New York 1949.
• Dorothy Miner (ed.): Studies in art and literature for Belle da Costa Greene. Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press 1954.
• Heidi Ardizzone: An Illuminate Life: Belle da Costa Greene's Journey from Prejudice to Privilege. New York, W. W. Norton 2007.

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