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Morgan: Mind of the Collector
Type: Conferences & Symposia [View all]
Posted by: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Deadline: Fri, November 10th, 2017
To register: https://thewadsworth.org/event/symposium-morgan-mind-of-the-collector/?instance_id=24086
Hotel Discounts are available at the Hartford Marriott Downtown, 860-249-8000.
Program
Friday, November 10, 2017
Introduction: Neil Harris, University of Chicago
Morgan the Collector
Session 1: Morgan and the Biblical Lands, chair, Steven Tinney, University of Pennsylvania
Yelena Rakic, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Discovering the Ancient Near East
Lyle Humphrey, North Carolina Museum of Art
Morgan in Egypt
John Bidwell, Morgan Library & Museum
Morgan’s Bibles
Session 2: The Romance of History, chair, Christine Brennan, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Christine Brennan, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Morgan and Medieval Art
Roger Wieck, Morgan Library & Museum
Morgan and Manuscripts
Saturday, November 11
Session 3: Building a Beautiful Life, chair, Colin Bailey, Director, Morgan Library & Museum
Wolfram Koeppe, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gold and Garnets: A Love of Precious Objects
Linda Roth, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Prince’s Gate, London
Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, Metropolitan Museum of Art
From Gilded Age Interior to Renaissance Palazzo: Morgan’s New York House
Session 4: The Politics of Collecting, chair, Inge Reist, The Frick
Catherine Scallen, Case Western Reserve University
Turning to the Experts
Jennifer Tonkovich, Morgan Library & Museum
Morgan’s experts and dealers in London and Europe
Barbara Pezzini, National Gallery, London
Collecting British Paintings
Session 5: Crafting a Legacy, Jennifer Tonkovich, Morgan Library & Museum
Charlotte Vignon, Frick Collection
Morgan and Duveen: The Formation and Dispersal of a Collection
Jo Briggs, Walters Art Museum
Morgan and His Fellow American Collectors
Posted on Wed, October 4th, 2017
Expires on Fri, November 10th, 2017
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