Legacy - The Corcoran Collection and the National Gallery of Art

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.

List of contents

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 

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: Cash Sarah, Cooke Lynne
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 18.11.2025
• EAN: 9781785515958
• ISBN: 978-1-78551-595-8
• No. of pages: 192
• Illustrations: 114 illustrations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts; ART / Museum Studies, ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, History of Art, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, Travel guides: museums, historic sites, galleries etc