One of the most famous figures of the Gilded Age was J. Pierpont Morgan, also known as J.P. Morgan. Toward the end of his life, Morgan became obsessed with building an impressive collection. Now, his ...

The West Room of J. Pierpont Morgan’s Library, southeast view, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, 2010 (photo by Graham S. Haber) In 1924, the Morgan Library & Museum was incorporated as a public ...

“As a memorial to my father, the late J. Pierpont Morgan, and for the use of scholars I have conveyed the library created by him, its contents and the land upon which it stands, to a board of trustees ...

Letters and documents relating to American Art from the 17th to the 20th centuries; a sketchbook of William Merritt Chase; and autographed notes and sketches of Robert Fulton and Thomas Nast. Artists ...