Corcoran Gallery of Art Chartered by Congress

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Summary

The Corcoran Gallery of Art, created by William Wilson Corcoran, is chartered by an Act of Congress and granted tax-exempt status. The Smithsonian's early art collections were transferred to the Corcoran Gallery.

Subject

  • Corcoran, W. W (William Wilson) 1798-1888
  • Corcoran Gallery of Art
  • United States Congress

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.: Illustrated Handbook of Paintings, Sculpture and other Art Objects, Washington, D.C.: Judd & Detweiler, Inc., 1939

Contact information

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

Date

May 24, 1870

Topic

  • Art
  • Art museums
  • Law and legislation
  • Museums
  • Taxation
  • Private collections
  • Taxation--Law and legislation
  • Museums--Law and legislation
  • Art--Private collections

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