Washington DC Corcoran Art Gallery Postcard 1920s White Border Postcard Unused

This image is a vintage postcard featuring the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The Corcoran Gallery was one of the oldest art museums in the United States, founded in 1869 by William Wilson Corcoran to inspire American artists. The museum closed in 2014, and its collection was distributed to other institutions, primarily the National Gallery of Art.

Location: Washington, D.C.
Building Type: Public marble building, designed in the Beaux-Arts style by Ernest Flagg
Historical Significance: Was the first art museum in Washington, D.C.
Postcard Era: The postcard itself is an original lithograph from the White Border era, likely dating from around 1930–1945

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