W.W. Corcoran
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of Elsia B. Carroll) The Corcoran Gallery of Art, one of the country’s first private museums, was established in 1869 to promote art and American genius. In 2014 the Works from the Corcoran Collection were distributed to institutions in Washington, D.C.
Accession Number
NPG.2019.75
Tags
ChainTie pinJacketMustachePortraitArt collectorArt museum founderBankerWilliam Wilson Corcoran: MalePhilanthropist
About this artwork
Born Washington, D.C.