The Corcoran Gallery of Art was an art museum in Washington, D.C., at the location where the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, a part of the George Washington University, is now.
Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Hand-colored photomechanical print showing the original Corcoran Gallery of Art building, 1885, now known as the Renwick Gallery
Corcoran Art Gallery in March 1923
By 2018, artwork accessioned by the National Gallery of Art from the Corcoran collection had been incorporated into displays at the gallery; these four paintings are among those currently visible in the rooms dedicated to American art.
The Renwick Gallery is a branch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum located in Washington, D.C. that displays American craft and decorative arts from the 19th to 21st century. The gallery is housed
Corcoran Gallery of Art
…the American genius." The Corcoran Gallery of Art was originally located at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, in the building that now houses the Renwick Gallery. Construction of that building started before the Civil War. The building, near completion, was used by the government as a warehouse during the Civil…
Corcoran Gallery in the late 19th century, showing the lost sculpture niches and the gallery's historic first floor windows
A soft sculpture by Janet Echelman, viewed in 2015
Volume by Leo Villareal, viewed in 2015