J. PIERPONT MORGAN'S LIBRARY: Building the Bookman's Paradise

Celebrates the first-ever restoration of the exterior of J. Pierpont Morgan's Library--the historic heart of the Morgan Library & Museum. The elegant design by Charles Follen McKim stands as one of the finest examples of neoclassical architecture in the U.S., significant for its distinctive Italian Renaissance style and its opulent interior period rooms. Fully illustrated some in color.