Belle da Costa Greene — A Librarian’s Legacy
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Clark Art Institute (225 South Street, Williamstown, MA 01267, Williamstown MA)
Philip S. Palmer and Erica Ciallela, co-curators of the Morgan Library and Museum’s centennial exhibition Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy, discuss the inspiring life and career of the institution’s first librarian and director.
In this conversation about their work, Palmer and Ciallela discuss their favorite objects in the show, examine Greene’s life against the backdrop of national and institutional histories and talk about the overlapping social circles of Greene, Bernard Berenson and Edith Wharton.
Five years in the making, the exhibition presents new research and is accompanied by a catalogue, which will be available for purchase during a book signing after the event.
Free. Accessible seats available; for information, call 413 458 0524. This program is a collaboration with the Morgan Library and The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Home.