Baltimore’s Walters Art Museum Reckons with Founder’s Confederate Ties

The Walters Art Museum is confronting the uglier parts of its 126-year-old history, starting with a revised biography of its founding family. As part of an ongoing effort to promote diversity and equity, the museum has addressed the Walters’ ties to the Confederacy. William Walters and his son, Henry, were staunch supporters of the Confederacy, and directly benefited from racist labor practices before and after the Civil War. Museum staff will also examine how their racist worldview shape