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Art
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Art Therapy Department records
Collection
Identifier: RG0091
Abstract
Materials in this collection include publicity materials about the Art Therapy program, formerly an archives vertical file. The materials date from 1972-1982.
Brady Gallery collection
Collection
Identifier: RG0146
Overview
Collection includes 75 photographs and architectural drawings and paintings. The dates range from about 1860 to about 1980.
Constance Stuart Larrabee collection
Collection
Identifier: COR-0002-0-MS
Overview
Constance Stuart Larrabee (August 7 1914-July 27 2000) was a photographer and South Africa’s first woman war correspondent in World War II. Throughout the 1950s-1990s, Larrabee’s photographs were displayed and travelled in various individual and group exhibitions, including several exhibitions at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. The Constance Stuart Larrabee collection includes artifacts, correspondence, exhibition files, photographs, negatives, and publication files of Constance Stuart Larrabee,...
Corcoran Gallery of Art and Corcoran College of Art + Design, Corcoran Gallery of Art board of Trustees records
Record Group
Identifier: COR-0001-0-RG
Abstract
In 1869, W.W. Corcoran formed the Board of Trustees for the Corcoran Gallery of Art. In 1874, the first Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees was held, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art opened to the public. The Trustees were responsible for the appointment of a director, the appropriation of funds, approval or rejection of art works, the maintenance of the building, approval of departmental reports, and other pertinent issues and events. The records consist of the minutes, agendas, and...
Corcoran Gallery of Art and Corcoran College of Art + Design, Corcoran Gallery of Art conservation department records
Record Group
Identifier: COR-0005-2-RG
Scope and Contents
This record group contains records generated by the office of the Corcoran conservator over the lifetime of its operation, beginning with independent conservators contracted for work in the Corcoran Gallery building and collections. Material types include condition reports for works of art, conservation journals, correspondence, photographs, and charts documenting the environment in the galleries. Records date from 1882-2019.
Corcoran Gallery of Art and Corcoran College of Art + Design, Corcoran Gallery of Art curatorial office records
Record Group
Identifier: COR-0005-0-RG
Overview
The Curatorial Records of the most complete nature are the exhibition files and exhibition catalogs. These records offer an almost exhaustive account of Corcoran exhibitions, especially after 1910. The files contain all those materials which were generated by a variety of staff members while curating each exhibition. This record group includes materials from approximately 1874 to 2013.
Corcoran Gallery of Art and Corcoran College of Art + Design, Corcoran Gallery of Art directors' records
Record Group
Identifier: COR-0002-0-RG
Abstract
The records of the Office of the Director document the activities of the executive officer of the institution. Together with the Records of the Board of Trustees, these records provide information on the overall management of the institution. The records in this record group date from approximately 1869 to 2012.
Corcoran Gallery of Art and Corcoran College of Art + Design, Corcoran Gallery of Art financial records
Record Group
Identifier: COR-0004-0-RG
Overview
The Finance Records document the financial activities and concerns of the Corcoran Gallery, the condition of the museum's finances throughout its history, and the various changes in procedures and policies concerning financial matters. The records in this record group date from 1872 to 1989.
Corcoran Gallery of Art and Corcoran College of Art + Design, Corcoran Gallery of Art Friends records
Record Group
Identifier: COR-0008-2-RG
Overview
The Friends of the Corcoran is a non-profit membership corporation formed in the spring of 1961 with the primary purpose of acquiring works of art to supplement the permanent collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. These administrative records of The Friends of the Corcoran document the development of this organization from its inception in the spring of 1961 through 1995. The records consist predominantly of correspondence, minutes, flyers, invoices, and memoranda and date from 1961 to...
Corcoran Gallery of Art and Corcoran College of Art + Design, Corcoran Gallery of Art public programs records
Record Group
Identifier: COR-0003-5-RG
Overview
The Public Programs office operated from its creation in 1994 to the dissolution of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 2014. The Public Programs office was responsible for creating engagement and fundraising opportunities through programs open to the public and members of the Corcoran. The Public Programs office also published Night & Day, which contained a calendar of events and descriptions of upcoming programs. The records of the Public Program office include program files for specific...