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. It held an important ...

The Corcoran Gallery of Art was the first institution in the United States created specifically as an art museum. Founded in Washington, D.C., in 1869, the Corcoran remained a vital part of our city for nearly 150 years.

May 14, 2018 · DC’s Defunct Corcoran Gallery Announces the New Homes for Over 10,000 Works of Art. The Corcoran has decided who gets art from its $1 billion collection.

History of Corcoran Gallery of Art and Corcoran College of Art + Design. The Corcoran Gallery of Art was founded in 1869 by William Wilson Corcoran as a private institution dedicated to art and to be “used solely for the purpose of encouraging the American genius.”

Oct 4, 2014 · Recently the Corcoran Gallery of Art in downtown Washington — just across the street from the White House — closed its doors.

Apr 20, 2024 · Corcoran founded the Gallery for the purpose of “encouraging American genius” in the arts and built the first Gallery to house his collection of paintings and statuary. The original building was restored and is now the Renwick Museum of the Smithsonian Institution.

Founded in 1869 by William Wilson Corcoran, the museum is known around the world for its collection of modern American art as well as European works including paintings, sculpture, photography and decorative arts.

Jan 31, 2015 · When the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. dissolved last year, it left its 17,000-piece collection—including works by Mary Cassatt, Roy Lichtenstein, and Eadweard Muybridge—in the ...

The Corcoran Gallery of Art occupied a prestigious Beaux-Arts building completed in 1897. The entrance to the Gallery is flanked by two magnificent sculptured lions, while an inscription over the door declares that the Corcoran Gallery is "Dedicated to Art."

The Corcoran Gallery of Art was an art museum in Washington, D.C. Prior to its closing, it was one of the oldest privately supported cultural institutions in the United States capital. Starting in 1890, a museum school, later known as the Corcoran College …