Smithsonian Magazine1d
The Trailblazing Black Librarian Who Rewrote the Rules of Power, Gender and Racial Passing
Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th ...
The Sacramento Observer1d
The Black Librarian Who Rewrote the Rules of Power, Gender and Passing
In the early 20th century — a time when men held most positions of authority — Greene was a celebrated book agent, a curator and the first director of the Morgan Library. She also earned US$10,000 a ...
CounterPunch2d
The Black Librarian Who Rewrote the Rules of Power, Gender and Passing as White
A 1910 watercolor portrait of Belle da Costa Greene by Laura Coombs Hills. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, gift of the ...
The New Criterion3d
The Fricks at home
V is itors to The Frick Collection often ask how Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919) became a collector. How did such a ...
After 4 years, one of NYC’s last Gilded Age townhouses finally lands a buyer
The six-story limestone mansion at 973 Fifth Ave., spanning 16,000 square feet, went into contract last week with an asking ...
Forget Hotel Buyouts. The Real Flex Is Booking an Entire Town for Your Event.
In Sicily, the small village of Castelmola has inspired well-heeled ballers from around the world to buy out towns for ...
Gilded Age mansion snags signed contract after four years and $30M off
A townhouse at 973 Fifth Avenue, asking $50M, finally found a buyer after four years on the market and a $30M price cut.
Travel Weekly7d
A Gatsby-inspired adventure in New York State
Indulge in adventures straight out of The Great Gatsby with a twirl around the palaces and parklands of New York state, ...
One of the last remaining Gilded Age mansions in New York City is for sale for $49.9 million. Take a look inside.
The 16,000-square-foot mansion built during the Gilded Age on New York's luxe Fifth Avenue is on the market for $49.9 million ...
‘Ambiguous Loss’ — A Team of Researchers is Learning From Indigenous Women Whose Children Were Adopted
Their study focuses on mental health and grief. Researchers intend to expand their work by surveying a larger number of ...
The New York Skyline10d
This $4M condo feels like a fresh start in a new addition to the Upper East Side
This three-bedroom home on the Upper East Side offers dual balconies, a cozy library, and the understandable draw of fresh ...
Mark Bennett: Miniature artist gets big moment a century later in new book
Young Amalia Kussner gazed out the second-floor window of her room and sketched the scenery of bustling, 1870s. A unique career in artistry was born. The next step in that trajectory came through a ...