ĭenys Sutton of the Apollo magazine believed Morgan was one of the most perceptive connoisseurs of his day in North America.
Under his direction, the collection amassed more than 70,000 works (around 150 every year.) Among his acquisitions were the first Inuit artworks acquired by the Museum he made these acquisitions in 1953. He was made the first curator of Decorative Arts at the Art Association of Montreal, now the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and held the position from 1916 until his death in 1962. Persistent eye problems (he had lost an eye in an accident when he was seven) led to his dedicating his life to building the decorative arts collection that defines the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. There, as Vice-President, he was responsible for display, special events and the art and antique departments. degree in zoology from McGill University in 1904 and then entered the family business Henry Morgan and Company till 1952 when he retired. At age 18, he entered Trinity College, Cambridge. Cleveland Morgan was the great nephew of Henry Morgan, founder of Morgan’s Department stores, which were sold to the Hudson's Bay Company in the early sixties. Cleveland Morgan and informally as Cleve Morgan) (1 December 1881 – 3 October 1962) was a Canadian department store heir, art collector, museum manager, and philanthropist. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.Įlizabeth (Bessie) Marcia Shaw (1883-1963) (m.You should also add the template to the talk page.A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at ] see its history for attribution. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation.
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