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Belle da Costa Greene (November 26, 1879 – May 10, 1950) was an American librarian who managed and developed the personal library of J. P. Morgan. After Morgan died in 1913, Greene continued as librarian for his son, Jack Morgan , and in 1924 was named the first director of the Pierpont Morgan Library .
The novel follows Belle da Costa Greene as she receives employment from J. P. Morgan and establishes herself in high society while disguising her true identity as a person of color in the early twentieth century. In her time working for J. P. Morgan, she became hugely successful as she purchased rare manuscripts to build Morgan's collection.
Belle Greene may refer to: Belle da Costa Greene (1883–1950), librarian to J. P. Morgan; Belle C. Greene (1842–1926), American author This page was last edited on ...
Bernard Berenson was also involved in a long relationship with Belle da Costa Greene. Samuels (1987) mentions Mary's "reluctant acceptance (at times)" of this relationship. Cole Porter, Linda Lee Thomas, Bernard Berenson, and Howard Sturges in a gondola, 1923
Like the Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter, the Red Queen is an émigré to Wonderland from the Enchanted Forest, having originally been a young woman named Anastasia, with whom Will Scarlet (the Knave of Hearts) was in love. The Red Queen featured as one of the show's main antagonists, alongside Jafar.
English: Belle da Costa Greene black and white chalk on paper; 67.5 x 53.4 cm; signed b.l.: Helleu; 1913; Date: 1913. Source/Photographer: Derived from The Morgan ...
The Red Queen is a 2010 historical novel by Philippa Gregory, the second of her series The Cousins' War. It is the story of Margaret Beaufort , mother of Henry VII of England . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The 2013 BBC One television series The White Queen is a 10-part adaptation of Gregory's novels The White Queen (2009), The Red Queen and The Kingmaker's ...
Anastasia betrays Will to marry the Red King, thus becoming the Red Queen. The manga Pandora Hearts has Glen Baskerville, originally Oswald, being inspired by the Red King with his sister Lacie being based on the Red Queen. The character appears as a boss in American McGee's Alice, as the ruler of the Red Kingdom. He is first seen leading an ...