Peter B. Lewis
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.
i used to work for his wife…i have some great stories, enough for a small book…..
Comment by bginley — April 14, 2005 @ 3:16 pm
I bet they are interesting. Maybe you could do her biography. I bet it would be an interesting read.
Comment by Sage — April 14, 2005 @ 5:18 pm
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!
Comment by CBLav — June 16, 2005 @ 3:21 am
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.
Comment by Sage — June 16, 2005 @ 8:44 am
I found this photo of Lewis….
http://www.capitalresearch.org/pubs/pdf/FW0505.pdf
Comment by Seminole fan — September 20, 2005 @ 9:25 pm
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
Comment by Sage — September 21, 2005 @ 10:01 am
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! !
Comment by Anonymous — December 13, 2005 @ 5:18 pm
oh please don’t try to compare jesus works to art. Peter Lewis does give very generously to his faith.
Comment by Anonymous — January 27, 2006 @ 2:35 pm