For the New Zealand cricketer, see Henry Walters (cricketer). For the Australian public servant, see Henry Walters (public servant). For the American lawyer and politician, see J. Henry Walters. Henry Walters Henry Walters LOC hec.10217 (cropped).jpg Born September 26, 1848 Died November 30, 1931 (aged 83) New York City, New York, U.S. Resting place Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore Nationality American Known for Art Collector Parent(s) William Thompson Walters (1820-1894) Ellen (Harper) Walters
Byzantine Belt Buckle, gold, 6th-7th century. Found near Hama, Syria. Bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters, 1931 Henry Walters (September 26, 1848 – November 30, 1931) was noted as an art collector and philanthropist, a founder of the Walters Art Gallery (now the Walters Art Museum) in Baltimore, Maryland, which he donated to the city in his 1931 will for the benefit of the public. From the late 19th century, Walters lived most of the time in New York City, where from 1903 on, he served on the executive committee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan on Fifth Avenue. He was selected as second vice president in 1913, a position he held until his death.
Like his father William Thompson Walters, (1820-1894), he was a businessman in the railroad industry, serving as president of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (1894-1902), which had been established by his father.[1]