The Pierpoint Morgan Library (1907) *

Artist/Designer: Charles McKim

Project Location: New York, United States

Figure 1: Richard Friswell, New York's Morgan Library & Museum's Landmark McKim Building to Reopen. 2010, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : February 7, 2014 | Photographer: Todd Eberle )

Figure 2: Pierpont's 1906 Library The East Room. 2013, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : February 7, 2014 | Photographer: NA. )

Figure 3: Morgan Library Section. McKim, Mead and White. 1906, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : September 24, 2018 | Photographer: Charles McKim )

Figure 4: Morgan Library Section. McKim, Mead and White. 1906, Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : September 24, 2018 | Photographer: Charles McKim )

Style/Period(s):
Aesthetic Movements

Primary Material(s):
Stone, Textile, Plaster, Wood

Function(s):
Library, Exhibition

Related Website(s):

Charles Follen McKim | Accessed : September 24, 2018

http://www.themorgan.org/

The Architect Charles McKim, Designer of the Morgan Library | Accessed : September 24, 2018

Morgan Library General Information | Accessed : October 29, 2018

Significant Date(s):
20th Century, 2002, 2006

Additional Information:
Publications in Print:

Kenney, Brian. "Morgan Plans $75M Expansion: NYC Museum/library Will Build New Reading Room, Storage Space. (News)." Library Journal 127, no. 4 (2002): 20.
Moore, Charles. The Life and times of Charles Follen McKim. Da Capo Press Series in Architecture and Decorative Art ; v. 32. New York: Da Capo Press, 1970.
Pierpont Morgan Library, Morgan Library, Morgan Library, Pierpoint Morgan Library, Morgan Library & Museum, and Morgan Library Museum. The Pierpont Morgan Library : A Review of the Growth, Development and Activities of the Library., 1924.

Building Address: 225 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016

Supporting Designers/Staff: Charles Follen McKim of the noted firm of McKim, Mead & White in 1903
Renzo Piano (Expansion and Renovations)

Significant Dates: Original Construction Date (1907-1902)
Renzo Piano Renovations and Expansion (2002-2007)

Tags: Beaux-Arts, Museum, Library, Ornament, Decoration

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