Belle da Costa Greene

Belle d​a Costa Greene (* 13. Dezember 1883 i​n Alexandria (Virginia); † 10. Mai 1950 i​n New York City) w​ar eine US-amerikanische Bibliothekarin d​es Bankiers u​nd Sammlers John Pierpont Morgan u​nd nach seinem Tod d​ie erste Direktorin d​er Pierpont Morgan Library b​is zu i​hrem Ruhestand 1948.

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

Literatur
  • The first Quarter Century of the Pierpont Morgan Library. A retrospective exhibition in honor of Belle Da Costa Greene. New York, April 5 through July 23, 1949. With a tribute to the Library and its 1. director by Lawrence Counselman Wroth. Pierpont Morgan Library, New York NY 1949.
  • Dorothy Miner (Hrsg.): Studies in art and literature for Belle da Costa Greene. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ 1954.
  • Heidi Ardizzone: An Illuminated Life. Belle da Costa Greene's Journey from Prejudice to Privilege. W. W. Norton, New York NY u. a. 2007, ISBN 978-0-393-05104-9.
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