Detail, Stair and Railing, Corcoran School of Art
Not on Display
Paul J. Kennedy was a faculty member of the Corcoran College of the Arts and Design from 1971 to 1974. On March 12, 1973, in a letter to Roy Slade—the Dean and Director — Kennedy requested to create a portfolio for the school:
"I propose to photograph the Corcoran [Gallery of Art] not as a building where art is displayed but as a piece of art in itself. By photographically exploring every floor and room only then will we be able to see the total beauty of this building we call the Corcoran."
The commission resulted in sixteen photographs that documented the beauty of the building. The Beaux-Arts style building was designed by Ernest Flagg in 1897, and Kennedy’s photographs successfully present the building as a regal home for the Corcoran Gallery and the school and now the Corcoran School of Arts and Design.
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Portfolio Title:
from "The Portfolio of Photographs of the Corcoran"
Artist/Maker:
Geography:
United States; Washington D.C.
Culture:
American
Medium:
Gelatin silver print mounted on board
Collection:
GW Collection
Accession Number:
CGA.1974.109
Credit Line:
Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Museum Purchase)
Date:
1973
Keywords:
Corcoran Gallery; Interior View; Museums; Education; Architectural Elements; 20th Century
Copyright:
© Paul Kennedy
Object Type:
Photograph
Dimensions:
Sheet/Page 27.94 H x 35.40 W cm (11 H x 13 15/16 W in)
Image 19.69 H x 24.92 W cm (7 3/4 H x 9 13/16 W in)
Mat (vertical) 50.80 H x 40.64 W cm (20 H x 16 W in)
Structure:
gelatin silver print
Bibliography:
Ingrid A. Steffensen-Bruce (Author), Marble Palaces, Temples of Art: Art Museums, Architecture, and American Culture, 1890-1930 (Volumes I and II), PhD Dissertation, University of Delaware, Summer 1994
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Exhibition History:
Fall Selections: Building a Collection, Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, Washington DC, September 01, 2021 - December 17, 2021
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