I have a facination with Peter B. Lewis. I don’t really know what kind of person he is. But I do know that he is a major contributor to the arts, has a Frank Gehry building named after him and majorly innovated Progressive Insurance. Adding to this is that it isn’t easy to find a great deal of information about the man on the internet. It makes him all the more interesting. I’ll post items I find of him here as they come along. Here are some items to start with:
Source: insurance
Net Worth: $1.2 bil
Home State: Ohio
Marital Status: divorced , 3 children
Princeton University, Bachelor of Arts / Science
Princeton graduate serves as president and chief executive of insurance outfit Progressive Corp. Passionate philanthropist, supports Princeton, Case Western U. and the Guggenheim.
Mr. Lewis is a philanthropist and arts patron with an extensive personal collection. His culture-oriented philanthropies include the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Cleveland Museum of Art, Princeton University (all of which he serves as a trustee), the Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, and the Cleveland Institute of Art. He has also endowed a scholarship for the Skowhegan School of Art.
There’s more than that but I’ll post some additional findings later.
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8 responses to “Peter B. Lewis”
i used to work for his wife…i have some great stories, enough for a small book…..
I bet they are interesting. Maybe you could do her biography. I bet it would be an interesting read.
I would like to see a photograph of Mr. Peter Lewis. I admire a man who supports the arts, collects contemporary art, when it is not the most popular form of charitible donation. I say, hurrah for Mr. Lewis, and what do you look like?
From an admirer who also supports new art and creativity. I’ve been to Bilbao and love Gehry’s work!
That’s a good idea. I’ll keep an eye out for a photo.
Thanks for the suggestion.
I too love to look at Gehry’s work and have had the opportunity to tour the Peter B. Lewis building… it’s quite impressive. I can’t decide, from a philisophical standpoint, if I can move so far away from Bauhaus Architecture and the International Style.
Gehry is fun, but is he FUNctional 😉 Sorry, I couldn’t resist.
I found this photo of Lewis….
http://www.capitalresearch.org/pubs/pdf/FW0505.pdf
Thanks for the link to that article. I only had time to read a bit of it right now. But it’s definitely captivating.
Thanks again,
Sage
I love the arts too. That is what I do. But all that money Mr Lewis gives away: I can’t help but wonder who Jesus would have given it to. Is he a christian? I love God more than the arts anyday. Think about it,PETER! !
oh please don’t try to compare jesus works to art. Peter Lewis does give very generously to his faith.