Corcoran Gallery of Art, Interior view of Waddy B. Wood's renovation of the Hemicycle, circa 1990
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Credit: Corcoran Archives
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Corcoran Gallery of Art (and Interiors)
Founded in 1869 by Washington philanthropist William Wilson Corcoran, the Corcoran Gallery of Art was originally located at the corner of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Rapid growth forced the gallery to relocate, and at its opening in 1897,…