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Walter Percy Chrysler Jr. (March 27, 1909 – September 17, 1988) was an American art collector, museum benefactor, and collector of other objects such as stamps, rare books, and glassworks. He was also a theatre and film producer.
Oct 14, 2021 · Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. and the Business of Collecting. –Jeff Harrison, Chief Curator Emeritus. In 1948, Vogue magazine published an article on North Wales, Walter and Jean Chrysler’s country estate near Warrenton, Virginia. Purchased by Walter in 1941, North Wales had become a showplace for the smart set in the years around World War II ...
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Chrysler stepped down as president of his company in 1935 and remained chairman until his death in 1940. By analyzing problems and resolving them through decisive action, Walter Chrysler succeeded where many automotive pioneers failed, and laid the groundwork for his company to become one of Detroit’s legendary “Big Three.”
Apr 17, 2024 · Walter P. Chrysler (born April 2, 1875, Wamego, Kan., U.S.—died Aug. 18, 1940, Great Neck, N.Y.) was an American engineer and automobile manufacturer, founder of Chrysler Corporation. (Read Lee Iacocca’s Britannica entry on Chrysler.) Early life. Chrysler was the third of four children of Henry (“Hank”) and Anna Marie (“Mary”) Chrysler.
Sep 23, 2021 · Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. (L. 1930s, R. 1980s) The art-collecting career of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. (1909–1988) spanned more than half a century. It began in earnest in the early 1930s with exuberant, massive buying sprees in Paris and New York. It concluded in the years just before his death, when he quietly made a small series of gifts ...
View all items related to Walter P. Chrysler. Walter Percy Chrysler, founder of the Chrysler Corporation, was born in Wamego, Kansas on April 2, 1875, but grew up in Ellis, Kansas. As a child, he learned about locomotives from his father, who worked as an engineer for the Kansas Pacific Railroad.
