| Corcoran Gallery Of Art |
Article Index for Corcoran |
Website Links For Corcoran |
Information AboutCorcoran Gallery Of Art |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART | |
| museums in washington, d.c. | |
| art museums and galleries in the united states | |
| registered historic places in the district of columbia | |
|
The Corcoran Gallery of Art is the largest privately supported cultural institution in Washington, DC . The museum's main focus is American Art . The permanent collection includes works by Eugène Delacroix , Edgar Degas , Claude Monet , Rembrandt , Pablo Picasso , Pierre-Auguste Renoir , Andy Warhol , and many others. There are always several exhibitions, which can be found on the museum's website . HISTORY The Corcoran is the oldest and largest non-federal Art Museum in the District Of Columbia . Founded in 1869 by William Wilson Corcoran , the co-founder of Riggs Bank , it was one of the first Fine Art galleries in the country {Link without Title} . Its mission is to be "dedicated to art and used solely for the purpose of encouraging the American genius." The original building, a Beaux-Arts structure by architect Ernest Flagg , covers 135,000 square feet (12,500 m²). It was described by Frank Lloyd Wright as the "best designed building in Washington, DC." A proposed addition by Frank O. Gehry would have more than doubled the museum's size, but was scrapped due to funding problems in the summer of 2005 . The Museum and Its Affiliated Art And Design College together have a staff of about 185 and an operating budget of about $20 million. Revenue comes from various sources, including grants and contributions, admissions fees, tuition, membership dues, gift shop and restaurant sales, and an Endowment currently worth around $30 million. In February 2001 , two AOL executives ( Robert Pittman and Barry Schuler ) and their wives donated $30 million to the Museum, its largest single donation since its founding. SEE ALSO REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
|
|