National Gallery Acquires 6,000 Artworks From Corcoran in D.C.

Thousands of prized artworks from one of the nation's oldest, now shuttered art museums have been selected for an unprecedented acquisition by the National Gallery of Art.

The museum is announcing Thursday an initial acquisition of 6,430 works of American and European art from the Corcoran Gallery of Art. The collection includes masterpieces by Edward Hopper, Frederic Church, Thomas Cole and many other famous artists.

While other major collections have come to the National Gallery over years and decades from benefactors, Museum Director Earl A. Powell III says this will be a ``transformative'' infusion of art all at once, especially American art.

The Corcoran Gallery of Art closed in 2014 after years of financial troubles. Curators will continue reviewing more than 10,000 other Corcoran pieces for possible future acquisition.

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