Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913

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role

Collector

dates

1837-1913

city

New York City

state

NY

other cities

London, United Kingdom;

sex

M

historical notes

John Pierpont Morgan was an American financier and art collector.

Morgan collected art objects in virtually every medium, including the rare books, manuscripts, drawings, prints, and ancient artifacts.

During the last two decades of his life—from the 1890s until 1913—Morgan spent some $60 million on art, about $900 million today (9/07/2007, http://www.themorgan.org/about/history.asp).

Morgan lent the following art work to the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 1909:
Landscape with Figures and Cattle - Aelbert Cuyp
Children Playing Cards - Dirk Hals
Girls with Cat - Dirk Hals
Michiel de Wael - Frans Hals
Portrait of a Lady - Frans Hals
Heer Bodolphe - Frans Hals
Vrouw Dodolphe - Frans Hals
Trevor Landscape - Meindert Hobbema
Holford Landscape - Meindert Hobbema
Self Portrait - Rembrandt
Nicolaes Ruts - Rembrandt
A Young Painter - Rembrandt
Cottage under Trees - Jacob van Ruisdael
Lady Writing - Johannes Vermeer

For a historic 1883 account of Morgan's home see George William Sheldon (1843–1914) Artistic Houses: being a series of interior views of a number of the most celebrated homes in the United State, with a description contained within (New York: Appleton and Co., 1883; B. Blom, 1971), p. 75-80 (includes 5 illustrations) .
https://archive.org/details/Artistichouses1

decades
of activity

1890-1900
1900-1910

website

http://www.themorgan.org

updated

10/31/2024 13:33:17

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Archives/Repository	Collection Title	Collection Details
Pierpont Morgan Library Archives 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street	Newspaper clippings : J. Pierpont Morgan, 1910-1912.	see details...
The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections	J. Pierpont Morgan Letter: to Mrs. Cornwallis-West, 1912 April 21.	see details...
Pierpont Morgan Library Archives 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street	Newspaper clippings : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1924.	see details...
Pierpont Morgan Library Archives 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street	Morgan family trusts and estates papers, ca. 1867-1950.	see details...
Pierpont Morgan Library Archives 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street	Pierpont Morgan Papers, [ca. 1850-1913], [ca. 1850-1890] (bulk).	see details...
Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200	Aline and Eero Saarinen papers, 1906-1977	see details...
Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200	Wilhelm Reinhold Valentiner papers, 1853-1977	see details...
Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200	Wadsworth Atheneum scrapbooks, 1899-1963.	see details...
New York State Library Manuscripts and Special Collections	Papers regarding probate of will, 1913. [photocopies]	see details...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Please see individual record for location	Catalogue of the collection of miniatures: the property of J. Pierpont Morgan, compiled at his request by G.C. Williamson. Supplementary volume, 1932-1933.	see details...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Please see individual record for location	Photostatic prints from Trier Museum: photographs of Merovingian antiquities, with accompanying correspondence, 1936-1937.	see details...
American Museum of Natural History Library - Special Collections	American Museum of Natural History General correspondence files, [ca. 1887]-1966.	see details...
Harvard University Archives Pusey Library, Harvard Yard	General information about gifts to Harvard from J. Pierpont Morgan.	see details...
Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200	Frank Lemon papers, 1890-1943.	see details...
Pierpont Morgan Library Archives 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street	J.P. Morgan Jr. papers, [ca. 1875-1943]	see details...
Pierpont Morgan Library Archives 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street	Pierpont Morgan Library Photograph collection, [ca. 1855-1986].	see details...
Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200	Oral history interview with William Milliken, 1974 Dec. 27-1976 Mar. 13.	see details...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Please see individual record for location	Office of the Secretary records, 1870-[ongoing].	see details...
Biblioteca Berenson, Villa I Tatti The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies	The Fototeca Berenson (Villa I Tatti Photo Archives)	see details...