The essays in this lavishly illustrated volume offer a multifaceted portrait of American
financier J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) as a collector of art. A riveting exploration of
Morgan's acquisitions from antiquities to medieval manuscripts to Old Master paintings and
European decorative arts Morgan-The Collector introduces the reader to how and why he amassed
his vast collection. The lively essays also serve as a tribute to Linda Roth curator at
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Hartford CT who dedicated much of her forty-year career to
researching Morgan and the over 1 500 works from his collection now in the museum. This
much-needed publication focuses on Morgan as a collector and is directed at both a scholarly
and more general audience that is interested in the history of collecting America in the
Gilded Age Pierpont Morgan and European art.
