Specifications Printed for Corcoran Gallery of Art

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Summary

James Renwick, Jr., and his partner Robert T. Auchmutz draw up "Specifications of the Various Kinds of Work in a Building to be Erected on the Corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street, Washington, D.C.", detailing the design for the Corcoran Gallery of Art, today known as the Renwick Gallery.

Subject

  • Auchmutz, Robert T
  • Renwick, James 1818-1895
  • Corcoran Gallery of Art
  • Renwick Gallery)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Goode, James, "A Brief History of the Renwick Gallery," 1971. Original is in D.C. Public Library.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1858

Topic

  • Design
  • Architecture
  • Museums
  • Drawings
  • Architectural drawing
  • Buildings
  • Building
  • Museum exhibits
  • Architectural design

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