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The Corcoran Gallery of Art created a model for local and national support of the arts. It was the first arts institution given to the American people by an individual, and Corcoran thought of it as a national gallery. Moses P. Rice (1839 – 1925), William Wilson Corcoran reading in the library of his home on the northeast corner of H Street ...
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David C. Driskell, Peak and Plane, 1980, egg tempera, mesh...
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The Corcoran Gallery of Art is a former art museum in Washington, D.C., that is now the location of the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, a part of the George Washington University. Founded in 1869 by philanthropist William Wilson Corcoran , the gallery was one of the earliest public art museums in the United States.
Corcoran Gallery of Art, museum in Washington, D.C., chartered by Congress in 1870 and established through the provisions made by the banker William W. Corcoran. The collection, noted for its comprehensive display of American painting from the colonial through the modern period, was housed in a
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3. Eileen D. Washington DC, DC. Went to say goodbye. Jul 2014 • Friends. In most cities, the Corcoran Gallery of Art would be a “must see” and no tourist-reviewer would complain about the $10 entrance fee. But in DC, where the nearby monolithic, federally subsidized Smithsonian-system and National Gallery of Art dominate, the much smaller ...
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David C. Driskell, Peak and Plane, 1980, egg tempera, mesh fabric, and collage on wove paper, Corcoran Collection (Gift of the Women's Committee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art), 2015.143.169 21 of 36 George Bellows, Forty-two Kids , 1907, oil on canvas, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, William A. Clark Fund), 2014.79.2
Learn about the origins and evolution of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, founded by William Wilson Corcoran in 1869, and its affiliated art school, now part of George Washington University. Explore the collection, the building, and the partnership with the National Gallery of Art.
Feb 20, 2014 · The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington’s oldest privately owned art museum, opened in 1874 with a charge to encourage “American genius.” The ensuing decades included a new building and ...
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