Walters Art Gallery

by William R. Johnston and Walters Art Gallery

The Walters Art Gallery was opened to the public on 16 June 1934, a result of the combined efforts of the unique father-and-son collectors, William and Henry Walters. William, Henry's father, was founder of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, and began to collect art mainly from France, the Far East and contemporary New York. By the end of his life, at the end of the 19th century, he had amassed one of America's major collections of both European and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857591526
• ISBN13: 9781857591521
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Scala Books
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.1" x 11.1"