The Frick Art Reference Library, 10 East 71st Street

Founded by Helen Clay Frick as a memorial to her father Henry, whose collection is housed in the mansion directly adjacent, the Frick Art Reference Library is one of the most important such institutions in the country.  Holding over 228,000 monographs and nearly 3,500 periodical titles, the library’s focus is on the history and development of Western Art from the 4^th Century through the mid-20^th.

Currently housed in a building of stern magnificence by John Russell Pope, the library’s first home was in the Frick Mansion’s bowling alley.

Tags: Beaux Arts, John Russell Pope, Museums, The Upper East Side