Henry Walters

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Henry Walters was an American art collector and philanthropist best known for founding the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art collector
human
philanthropist
associatedWith Baltimore art community
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
fieldOfActivity art collecting
railroad management
founded Walters Art Museum
heritage American
knownFor donating his art collection to the public
expanding his father’s art collection
legacy Walters Art Museum collection
public access to major art collections in Baltimore
name Henry Walters self-link
notableFor founding the Walters Art Museum
occupation art collector
businessman
philanthropist
parent William Thompson Walters
philanthropicFocus arts
museums
placeOfBirth Baltimore, Maryland, United States
placeOfDeath Baltimore, Maryland, United States
positionHeld railroad executive
residence Baltimore, Maryland, United States
significantCollection Asian art
European paintings
Islamic art
ancient art
decorative arts
illuminated manuscripts

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Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, United States notableBurial Henry Walters
subject surface form: Green Mount Cemetery
Walters Art Museum foundedBy Henry Walters
Green Mount Cemetery hasBurial Henry Walters
Henry Walters name Henry Walters self-link
Walters Art Gallery foundedBy Henry Walters
Walters Art Gallery significantDonor Henry Walters
William Thompson Walters child Henry Walters
William Thompson Walters relative Henry Walters