J. Pierpont Morgan’s Library: Building the Bookman’s Paradise From celebrated author and illustrator

From celebrated author and illustrator Ashley Bryan comes a deeply moving picture book memoir about serving in the segregated army during World War II

this beautifully illustrated guide includes images of important manuscript illuminations from the collection of the J

who stepped in to save the country from the financial panic of 1907

originally formed by the remarkable holdings of the diplomat and connoisseur Count Carl Gustaf Tessin

J. Pierpont Morgan’s Library: Building the Bookman’s Paradise From celebrated author and illustratorWinner of the 2025 Victorian Society Book Award This beautifully illustrated publication celebrates the first ever restoration of the exterior of J. Pierpont Morgans Librarythe historic heart of the Morgan Library & Museum. In 1902, J. Pierpont Morgan (18371913) commissioned architect Charles Follen McKim of the firm McKim, Mead & White to design a freestanding library next to his home on East 36th Street in New York. Filled with the financiers