Picturesque Washington: pen and pencil sketches of its scenery, history, traditions, public and social life, with graphic descriptions of the Capitol and Congress, the White House, and the government departments .. . and statues. The lower story of the building is entirely devoted to the exhibi-tion of sculpture, bronzes, and ceramic ware. In spacious halls aremagnificent collections of casts of antique marbles, representing thebest works of the great Greek sculptors. There are also many orig-inal examples of modern sculpture, including a number of celebratedworks. The collections of bronzes a
Picturesque Washington: pen and pencil sketches of its scenery, history, traditions, public and social life, with graphic descriptions of the Capitol and Congress, the White House, and the government departments .. . and statues. The lower story of the building is entirely devoted to the exhibi-tion of sculpture, bronzes, and ceramic ware. In spacious halls aremagnificent collections of casts of antique marbles, representing thebest works of the great Greek sculptors. There are also many orig-inal examples of modern sculpture, including a number of celebratedworks. The collections of bronzes and ceramic ware are very exten-sive and noteworthy. In the second story are four galleries of paintings, the main onebeing ninety-five feet by forty-four and one-half feet, and thirty-eightfeet high, with a richly frescoed ceiling. These galleries containseveral hundred paintings carefully selected to furnish good examplesof modern art, with something of the ancient. Many well-knownAmerican and European painters are represented on the walls, andmost of the canvases are very valuable originals. The gallery ranksamong the finest in the country, and in some particulars has no equal. CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART. 253. THE CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART. With its large income to be devoted to acquiring the best art works,it must in time possess extraordinary collections. Mr. Corcoran, the venerable philanthropist, who has given thissuperb gallery to the public, and whose long life has been rich in goodworks, is a native of Georgetown, but for many years he has been aresident of Washington. He began his business career as an auc-tioneer, and afterward established a banking-house, which he con-ducted very successfully for an extended period. By his financialoperations, and by early investments in city lands which greatly in-creased in value when Washington developed into a thriving city, hebecame a millionaire. The princely fortune he possesses is con-stantly being used for the benefit of worthy
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