William and Henry Walters: The Reticent Collectors

by William R. Johnston and Walters Art Gallery Staff

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The story of the father and son who created the extraordinary collection that became Baltimore's Walters Art Gallery.

In the mid-nineteenth century, Baltimore businessman William Thompson Walters began to patronize the artists of Maryland. Today, the museum that bears his name--Baltimore's Walters Art Gallery--excels in fields as diverse as Egyptian bronzes, Byzantine silver, illuminated manuscripts, medieval carved ivories, early...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0801860407

ISBN13:9780801860409

Release Date:October 1999

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:344 Pages

Weight:1.70 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Architecture Art Arts, Music & Photography Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Business Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions Historical Individual Architects & Firms Professionals & Academics State & Local

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