William Thompson Walters
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William Thompson Walters was a prominent 19th-century American art collector and businessman whose collection and patronage laid the foundation for the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Thompson Walters canonical | 6 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art collector
ⓘ
businessman ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Walters Art Museum ⓘ |
| basedIn | Baltimore ⓘ |
| businessActivity | commerce in Baltimore ⓘ |
| child | Henry Walters ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | enhancement of public access to art in Baltimore ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American ⓘ |
| familyName | Walters ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
art collecting
ⓘ
commerce ⓘ |
| founded | core collection of the Walters Art Museum ⓘ |
| genre | fine art collecting ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasCollectionIn | Walters Art Museum ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | museum collecting practices in the United States ⓘ |
| hasPart |
collection of Asian art
ⓘ
collection of European paintings ⓘ collection of ancient art ⓘ collection of decorative arts ⓘ collection of medieval art ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the Walters Art Museum ⓘ |
| influencedBy | 19th-century European art market ⓘ |
| knownFor | assembling a comprehensive art collection across cultures and periods ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legacy | creation of a major public art museum in Baltimore ⓘ |
| name | William Thompson Walters self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
forming a major 19th-century art collection
ⓘ
laying the foundation for the Walters Art Museum ⓘ patronage of American and European artists ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrProtégé | Henry Walters ⓘ |
| notableWork | foundational art collection of the Walters Art Museum ⓘ |
| occupation |
art collector
ⓘ
businessman ⓘ |
| patronOf |
artists in Europe
ⓘ
artists in the United States ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus | art and culture ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Baltimore
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| relative | Henry Walters ⓘ |
| residence | Baltimore ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent | expansion of his art collection during the 19th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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