{"product_id":"9798765142035","title":"Dedicated to Art The Story of the Corcoran Gallery of Art","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDedicated to Art\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Story of the Corcoran Gallery of Art\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLisa Lipinski\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt \/ Museum Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDedicated to Art: The Story of the Corcoran Gallery of Art \u003c\/i\u003eis the first complete biography of one of the country's oldest and most venerable art institutions told through the lives of its people. The story begins with the founder William Wilson Corcoran (1798-1888), the middle son of Irish immigrants who made his fortune in finance and banking and amassed a notable fine art collection for which he built a museum modeled on the Louvre and bequeathed the art and building to the nation.\u003cbr\u003eThroughout its long history the Gallery encountered obstacles and challenges which it always managed to overcome, and that is where the heart of the story lies-in the resilience, adaptation, and ingenuity of the dedicated staff, artists, and faculty who believed in art and the public mission of the Gallery and who fought until the end to save the Corcoran.\u003cbr\u003eOf course, there would be no museum without the trustees who worked diligently to balance the books and to protect the art. The records of their meetings offer tantalizing glimpses behind the scenes of the daily business of the museum as well as high points of drama.\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a serious examination of the great social experiment in arts patronage that was the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Through periods of peace and prosperity as well as demonstrations and protests, the Corcoran was there, serving as a lightning rod for cultural wars and a beacon of hope for local and regional artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eLisa Lipinski is an Associate Professor of Art History at the Corcoran School of the Arts \u0026amp; Design at George Washington University. She has a B.A. and an M.A. from Michigan State University as well as a doctorate in art history from the University of Texas, Austin. Lipinski's writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eDel Greco a Goya: Obras Maestras Del Museo del Prado;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSenderos al Impresionismo;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAn Impressionist Sensibility;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePierre Bonnard: Early and Late;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWord and Image;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePalgrave Encyclopedia of the Possible; \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcademics, Artists, and Museums.\u003c\/i\u003e She is the author of \u003ci\u003eRené Magritte and the Art of Thinking.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798765142035\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e312\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.44\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223594729612,"sku":"9798765142035","price":40.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9798765142035","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}