CONF: Morgan: Mind of the Collector (Hartford, 10-11 Nov 17)

Morgan: Mind of the Collector

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT, November 10 – 11, 2017

Edward J. Steichen, J. Pierpont Morgan, Esq., Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949, © 2017 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) spent over twenty years travelling the globe to amass the largest collection of art and cultural artifacts of his time. Estimated to have exceeded 20,000 works of art, Morgan’s collections represent a broad historical and geographic range of art and cultural artifacts. Acting on his father’s wishes, J.P. Morgan’s son, Jack, donated more than 1,350 works collected by his father to the Wadsworth Atheneum in his native Hartford.  In fall 2017, the Wadsworth Atheneum will mark the centennial anniversary of Morgan’s  gift and its historical impact with an exhibition, Morgan: Mind of the Collector.
The Wadsworth Atheneum will host an international symposium in conjunction with the exhibition to reexamine and showcase the latest research about Morgan’s collection and how he shaped the identity of the collector in the modern age.

PROGRAM

Friday, November 10, 2017

12:00–1:15: Welcome and Registration

1:15–1:45: Introduction: Neil Harris, University of Chicago

 

Session 1: Morgan and the Biblical Lands
Chair, Steven Tinney, University of Pennsylvania

1:45–2:15: Yelena Rakic, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Discovering the Ancient Near East

2:15–2:45: Lyle Humphrey, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
Morgan in Egypt

2:45–3:15: John Bidwell, Morgan Library & Museum, New York
Morgan’s Bibles

3:15–3:30: Discussion

3:30–3:45: Break

Session 2: The Romance of History
Chair, Christine Brennan, Metropolitan Museum of Art)

3:45–4:15: Christine Brennan, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Morgan and Medieval Art

4:15–4:45: Roger Wieck, Morgan Library & Museum, New York
Morgan and Manuscripts

4:45–5:15: Discussion

5:15: Exhibition Viewing and Reception

6:30: Speakers Dinner

 

Saturday, November 11

Session 3: Building a Beautiful Life
Chair, Colin Bailey, Director, Morgan Library & Museum

10:00–10:30: Wolfram Koeppe, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Gold and Garnets: A Love of Precious Objects

10:30–11:00: Linda Roth, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartfort
Prince’s Gate, London

11:00–11:30: Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
From Gilded Age Interior to Renaissance Palazzo: Morgan’s New York House

11:30–11:50: Discussion

12:00–1:00 Lunch

Session 4: The Politics of Collecting: The Global Network
Chair, Inge Reist, Center for the History of Collecting at the Frick

1:00–1:30:  Catherine Scallen, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
Turning to the Experts

1:30–2:00: Jennifer Tonkovich, Morgan Library & Museum, New York
Morgan’s experts and dealers in London and Europe

2:00–2:30: Barbara Pezzini, National Gallery, London
Collecting British Paintings

2:30–3:00 Discussion

3:00–3:15 Break

Session 5: Crafting a Legacy
Chair, Jennifer Tonkovich, Morgan Library & Museum, New York

3:15–3:45: Charlotte Vignon, Frick Collection, New York
Morgan and Duveen: The Formation and Dispersal of a Collection

3:45–4:15: Jo Briggs, Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore
Morgan and His Fellow American Collectors

4:15–5:00: Discussion and Concluding Remarks

5:00–7:00: Reception and Exhibition Viewing

 

To register, contact faculty@wadsworthatheneum.org or call +1 860.838.4046

For more information, contact faculty@wadsworthatheneum.org or call  +1 860.838.4060

Hotel Discounts are available for the attendees of the conference at the Hartford Marriott Downtown, 200 Columbus Blvd.
Hartford, CT 06103; tel: +1 860.249.8000

Source: CONF: Morgan: Mind of the Collector (Hartford, 10-11 Nov 17). In: H-ArtHist, Jul 19, 2017.