The collection of Washington, DC's shuttered Corcoran Gallery of Art won't be going far from home. On Monday, four years after the gallery was abruptly closed, trustees of the institution announced how more than 10,000 objects from its original 19,493-object, $1 billion trove will be distributed.
Who picketed the Corcoran Gallery convention meeting at their own house?
Mapplethorpe Backers Picket the Corcoran and Plan New Shows. Chanting slogans and waving photographs and signs, a hundred or more artists and advocates of gay rights demonstrated today at the Corcoran Gallery of Art to protest the cancellation of an exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe's work.
Why did the Corcoran Gallery close?
In 2014, after decades of financial problems and mismanagement, the Corcoran was dissolved by court order. A new non-profit was established by the Trustees and the Corcoran's $2 billion, 17,000-piece art collection was given away for free to the National Gallery of Art (NGA).
Why did Corcoran Gallery close?
Following a heated court battle, the Corcoran dissolved in 2014 after decades of financial difficulty. George Washington University inherited the institution's educational facilities, building, and endowment, while the National Gallery of Art had first dibs on the 19,493 works, of which it acquired around 40 percent.