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Richly illustrated with black-and-white photographs and sixteen pages of full color, this book will fascinate anyone interested in Baltimore history, the history of museums and art collecting in America, and the art and culture of nineteenth-century America.

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An excellent portrait of the father and son who assembled the [Walters Art Gallery] collection and turned it over to the people of Baltimore and the world... Johnston skillfully handles both the complex business transactions of the Walters family and their varied interests in both the art of their day and in historical collecting. Highly recommended. Library Journal

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. The Early Years, 1819–1861
Chapter 2. The Years Abroad, 1861–1865
Chapter 3. The Postwar Recovery, 1866–1884
Chapter 4. The Years of Fruition, 1884–1894
Chapter 5. The Son Succeeds His Father, 1894–1909
Chapter 6. The Walters Gallery, 1909–1919
Chapter 7. The Final Years, 1919–1931
Chapter 8. Postscript
Appendix
Notes
Index

William and Henry Walters the Reticent Collectors

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      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 20 December 1999
      ISBN-13 9780801860409
      978-0801860409
      ISBN-10 0801860407
      Also in:
      Art: financial aspects History of architecture

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Richly illustrated with black-and-white photographs and sixteen pages of full color, this book will fascinate anyone interested in Baltimore history, the history of museums and art collecting in America, and the art and culture of nineteenth-century America.

      Trade Review
      An excellent portrait of the father and son who assembled the [Walters Art Gallery] collection and turned it over to the people of Baltimore and the world... Johnston skillfully handles both the complex business transactions of the Walters family and their varied interests in both the art of their day and in historical collecting. Highly recommended. Library Journal

      Table of Contents

      List of Illustrations
      Preface
      Acknowledgements
      Chapter 1. The Early Years, 1819–1861
      Chapter 2. The Years Abroad, 1861–1865
      Chapter 3. The Postwar Recovery, 1866–1884
      Chapter 4. The Years of Fruition, 1884–1894
      Chapter 5. The Son Succeeds His Father, 1894–1909
      Chapter 6. The Walters Gallery, 1909–1919
      Chapter 7. The Final Years, 1919–1931
      Chapter 8. Postscript
      Appendix
      Notes
      Index

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