A dominating figure in the world of American finance for over fifty years, J. Pierpont Morgan pursued a second career as a collector of art with equal energy. His association with the Metropolitan Museum spanned four decades. It began when he became a patron in 1871, then a trustee in 1888, continued with gifts of works of art (the first in 1897), and reached its high point when he became president in 1904, an office he held until his death in 1913. The final chapter in this association was written in 1917, when his son, J.P. Morgan Jr., gave the Metropolitan a large part of his father's collection, including works that had been on loan to almost every department at the time of his death. The 1917 gift of some 7,000 objects was among the largest and most varied ever accepted by this institution. This publication tells the story of J. Pierpont Morgan—his life, his rise to become a powerful force in the world of finance, and his collection acumen—and features highlights of Morgan's gift to the Museum.

64 pages, 75 illustrations (44 in full color), 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. Paper.


J. Pierpont Morgan: Financier and Collector
04-052049
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