Paul Dawson 2019
The Morgan Library
This extraordinary library and museum grew out of the private collection of banker JP Morgan. It holds thousands of rare and valuable books, manuscripts, and artifacts (including multiple Gutenberg Bibles). The cultural riches on display are overwhelming, and unsettling - a testament to the vast power of one incredibly wealthy man, who took for himself whatever part of the world's heritage he desired. The library opened to the public in 1924, nine years after his death, as per his will.
The Morgan Library
This extraordinary library and museum grew out of the private collection of banker JP Morgan. It holds thousands of rare and valuable books, manuscripts, and artifacts (including multiple Gutenberg Bibles). The cultural riches on display are overwhelming, and unsettling - a testament to the vast power of one incredibly wealthy man, who took for himself whatever part of the world's heritage he desired. The library opened to the public in 1924, nine years after his death, as per his will.