
Legacy
The Corcoran Collection and the National Gallery of Art
Scala Publishers Ltd
Will be published approx. on 2. December 2025
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-78551-595-8 (ISBN)
Description
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 the city for nearly 150 years. After the museum closed in 2014, the National Gallery of Art took responsibility for the collection, acquiring over 9,000 of its works. Ranging from antiquities to contemporary works, the broad range of European and American paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, prints, drawings, and photographs in the Corcoran Collection has immeasurably enriched the National Gallery's holdings. This beautifully illustrated volume is the first to examine the legacy of the collection and its impact on the study and appreciation of art in the United States.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
114 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 284 mm
Width: 246 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
1225 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78551-595-8 (9781785515958)
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Persons
Sarah Cash is associate curator of American and British paintings at the National Gallery of Art and former Bechhoefer Curator of American Art at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Lynne Cooke is senior curator of modern and contemporary art at the National Gallery of Art.
Content
Forewords
Kaywin Feldman
Harry Hopper
Creating the Corcoran Collection: The Early Decades
Sarah Cash
The Corcoran Gallery in the National Spotlight
Lynne Cooke
Plates
Index
Kaywin Feldman
Harry Hopper
Creating the Corcoran Collection: The Early Decades
Sarah Cash
The Corcoran Gallery in the National Spotlight
Lynne Cooke
Plates
Index