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Chrysler, Walter P. (Walter Percy), 1909-1988 print view role Collector dates 1909-1988 city Norfolk state VA other cities New York, NY; Provincetown, MA; Oelwein, IA; sex M historical notes Industrialist, art collector, bibliophile, publisher, and theatrical producer. His father was Walter P. Chrysler, Sr. The elder Chrysler, a noted automobile designer, was president of Buick Corporation, executive vice president of General Motors and founder of the Chrysler Corporation. Chrysler's collection included work by Picasso, Braque, Gris, Matisse, Leger and others. He later also acquired signifcant works by Charles Burchfield, John Marin and Thomas Hart Benton. decades of activity 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 website http://www.chrysler.org updated 10/31/2024 13:33:18 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Walter P. Chrysler interview, 1964 Sept. 5. see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Thomas Clyde Colt papers, 1853-1979. see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Lewis & Valentine Collection, 1918-1970 see details... Biblioteca Berenson, Villa I Tatti The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies The Fototeca Berenson (Villa I Tatti Photo Archives) see details... «  back