How the National Gallery has broken its Corcoran promise In 2014, the National Gallery took the Corcoran’s art. Now, it no longer plans to use the building for major contemporary art shows.

Frederic Remington's sculpture "Of the Range" is displayed along with other artwork from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington.

The Corcoran was founded in 1869 with a mission dedicated to art and “encouraging American genius.” At one time, William Wilson Corcoran also sat on George Washington University’s board.

There is no time to pursue alternatives, he said. Under the Corcoran trustees’ plan, most of the 17,000 artworks would be given to the National Gallery of Art, which would run exhibit programs.

The former Corcoran Gallery of Art building in D.C. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) The Sept. 23 Style article “National Gallery goes back on its word” reported on the nearly decade-old destruction ...

Landmark Status for Corcoran Gallery of Art Interior Over the objections of George Washington University, the Corcoran’s atrium and grand staircase win landmark protection. By Jonathan Wolfe ...

George Washington University and the National Gallery of Art are set to take over Washington’s troubled Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Corcoran College of Art and Design under a plan announced ...

Daniel Chester French's 1923 sculpture, "The Songs of God Saw the Daughters That They Were Fair," seen in this July 12, 2012 photo, is on the grand staircase of the Corcoran Gallery in Washington.

The oldest private art museum in Washington is poised to be taken over by the National Gallery of Art, according to a plan to disperse much of the museum's holdings and turn its art college over ...

MICHELE NORRIS, host: The Corcoran Gallery of Art is the oldest art museum in the nation's capital. It has a distinguished collection of American works from the 19th century.

Corcoran Gallery's President Resigns in Dispute Over Proposed Expansion Corcoran Gallery of Art president and director David Levy resigns over decision by trustees to suspend plans for $170 ...