J. P. Morgan
Title
J. P. Morgan
Contributor
Olivia Del Vecchio
Dates
1837-1913
Profession
Banker
Place of birth and childhood
Hartford, Connecticut
Place of professional career
New York, New York
Contribution
Merged steel and iron companies to create the hugely successful United States Steel Company and later saved the United States in a moment of economic panic using his massive fortune. Morgan collected historical and medieval illuminated manuscripts. Morgan, later in his life, donated pieces from his collection of medieval objects to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Citation
“J. P. Morgan,” Medieval Art and the American Public: A Digital Narrative, accessed April 23, 2021, https://medievalartus.ace.fordham.edu/items/show/36.