An Illuminated Life

An Illuminated Life Belle Da Costa Greene's Journey from Prejudice to Privilege

Examines the secret life of Belle de Costa Greene, who was responsible for shaping the Pierpont Morgan Library collection and who became a luminary in New York high society, describing how the daughter of free people of color invented a Portuguese grandmother to enter white society to take the art world by storm.
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Victoria Alexandra @littlebookvee
5 stars
Aug 15, 2022