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	Renwick Gallery
		The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, a National Historic Landmark, was erected between 1859 and 1861 by William Wilson Corcoran (1798-1888), Washington banker and philanthropist, as an art gallery for his private collection of paintings and sculpture.
		The gallery building was seized by the U.S. Army in August 1861 for use as a storage warehouse for the records and uniforms for the Quarter Master General's Corps.
		The Renwick Gallery is located at the corner of 17 St. and Pennsylvania Ave., NW.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/wash/dc27.htm (333 words)

	Renwick Gallery Washington DC
		Renwick Gallery Washington DC The Renwick Gallery in Washington DC is on Pennsylvania Avenue across the street from the White House.
		The Renwick Gallery is part of the the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
		The Grand Salon at the Renwick Gallery is furnished in an opulent Victorian style.
	www.visitingdc.com /neighbor/renwick-gallery-washington-dc.htm (105 words)

	Craig Nutt - Renwick Gallery Acquisition
		The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American Art has added a work by Kingston Springs, Tennessee woodworker Craig Nutt to its permanent collection.
		The Renwick Gallery houses one of the nations preeminent collections of objects made by American craft artists.
		In addition to the Renwick Gallery, Nutt's work is in numerous public collections, including the Birmingham, Huntsville, and Mobile Museums of Art in Alabama, the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, and the Columbus Museum in Georgia.
	www.craignutt.com /press/renwick.htm (289 words)

	Renwick Gallery Marks a Milestone (TCR 5/97) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In conjunction with the exhibition, The Renwick Gallery is hosting a series of public programs, including tours, lectures and panel discussions.
		Other significant acquisitions were made possible by the James Renwick Alliance, an unaffiliated nonprofit organization, founded in 1982 to encourage support for the gallery and interest in American crafts.
		In addition to acquisition and exhibition programs, the Renwick offers fellowships for scholarly research in the modern craft movement, publishes books and organizes educational programs, such as lectures, symposia, craft demonstrations and films.
	www.craftsreport.com /may97/renwickmilestone.html (212 words)

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		Located on Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW, the Renwick is accessible by Metrorail at Farragut North (Red line) and Farragut West (Blue and Orange lines).The Renwick Gallery is open seven days a week (except December 25) from 10 am to 5:30 pm.
		Free group tours of the Renwick Gallery are available by appointment Monday through Friday at 10:00 A.M., 11:00 A.M., and 1:00 P.M. from July 9 to September 28, 2001.
		Walk-in tours either of Renwick Gallery highlights or special exhibitions are offered Monday to Friday at noon, from September 10 to September 28, 2001.
	www.furnituresociety.org /cs/sep2001/wash_dc.html (368 words)

	Art Museum Network News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Jane Milosch, curator, is coordinating the exhibition at the Renwick Gallery.
		Following its presentation at the Renwick Gallery, the exhibition will be on view at the Dallas Museum of Art (June 18 through Sept. 24, 2006), The Wolfsonian – Florida International University, Miami (Nov. 17, 2006 through March 25, 2007), and the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, Tennessee (April 22 through July 15, 2007).
		The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum is dedicated to exhibiting American crafts and decorative arts from the 19th to the 21st century.
	www.amnnews.com /press.jsp?id=2652 (840 words)

	Renwick Art Gallery-Washington, D.C.
		The Renwick Gallery is worth going to see for the building alone.
		It was designed by James Renwick, who also designed the Smithsonian’s Castle and St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, and built in 1859 – 1861.
		The gallery is slanted toward more modern art, from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
	www.washingtondcmuseumsinfo.com /renwick-gallery.htm (296 words)

	Light Screens: The Leaded Glass of Frank Lloyd Wright - Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum - ...
		Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
		This exhibition, on view at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum from March 14 through July 20, 2003, includes two architectural models and 13 original plates from two of Wright's portfolios.
		Kenneth Trapp, curator-in-charge, oversaw the installation of this exhibition at the Renwick Gallery.
	www.absolutearts.com /artsnews/2003/03/14/30834.html (963 words)

	James Renwick Alliance - Quilting Events
		In conjunction with these exhibitions there will be a number of special events at the Renwick Gallery open to the public at no charge.
		Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. Farragut North and Farragut West Metro Stops
		Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Pennsylvania Ave.
	www.jra.org /craftres/quilts.htm (519 words)

	Buildings of SI: Renwick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The pediment on the central south façade was triangular with an entablature inscribed, "Dedicated to Art." Renwick slightly modified the Style with American influences when he designed Corinthian columns with cornhusks instead of acanthus leaves--a direct reference to the capitals of the United States Capitol designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
		On January 19, 1874, the Corcoran Gallery of Art opened to the public with three rooms: the Hall of Bronzes, the Main Picture Gallery and the Octagon Room.
		The Renwick Gallery has been under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution since 1965, operating as an extension of the National Museum of American Art.
	www.150.si.edu /sibuild/ren.htm (402 words)

	Pennsylvania Avenue Renwick Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Renwick Gallery is open at the corner of 17th Street, but you're pretty tired so you decide to skip the art museum.
		The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution remains open during reconstruction of Pennsylvania Avenue.
		The entrance of the Renwick Gallery is at the corner of 17th Street.
	www.fhwa.dot.gov /infrastructure/pa41.htm (69 words)

	Crafts News (TCR 3/97)
		The two-day festival, featuring leading craft schools and programs from around the country, will be held this spring at the Renwick Gallery of the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The festival, which will be open to the public and free of charge, is scheduled for April 26-27, from 10 a.m.
		Craft Weekend ¹97 is sponsored by the James Renwick Alliance, which celebrates its 15th anniversary in 1997 as the national independent nonprofit organization whose activities support the Renwick Gallery.
		The Renwick Gallery will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year as the national gallery dedicated to American craft.
	www.craftsreport.com /march97/newsbriefs.html (689 words)

	The Grand Salon of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery Reopens
		The Renwick Gallery was built in 1859 to house the American and European art collection of Washington banker and philanthropist William Wilson Corcoran (1798-1888).
		It was renamed the Renwick Gallery in honor of its architect, James Renwick Jr., who also designed the Smithsonian Castle in Washington, D.C., and St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.
		The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum is dedicated to exhibiting American crafts from the 19th to the 21st century.
	www.tfaoi.com /aa/1aa/1aa602.htm (940 words)

	Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Washington, D.C. \| Frommers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		A department of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (though located nowhere near it), the Renwick Gallery is a showcase for American creativity in crafts and decorative arts, housed in a historic mid-1800s landmark building of the French Second Empire style.
		The original home of the Corcoran Gallery, which now lies a short walk away, down 17th St., it was saved from demolition by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1963, when she recommended that it be renovated as part of the Lafayette Square restoration.
		Tour the gallery for about an hour, rest for a minute, and then go on to your next destination.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/washingtondc/A21251.html (439 words)

	Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Art, Design, and Crafts
		Renwick Gallery: Changing exhibitions of American 20th-century craft artists.
		Freer Gallery of Art: American painting, works by James McNeill Whistler.
		Renwick Gallery: Permanent craft collections and changing exhibitions of American 20th-century crafts.
	www.si.edu /resource/faq/art.htm (441 words)

	exhibitions / Corcoran Gallery of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		This year’s symposium is inspired by the Renwick Gallery’s exhibition, Grant Wood’s Studio: Birthplace of American Gothic.
		The Corcoran Gallery of Art was founded in 1869 as Washington’s first museum of art.
		The Corcoran Gallery of Art is located at New York Avenue and 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. and is open Wednesdays — Sundays from 10 am — 5 pm and until 9 pm on Thursdays.
	www.corcoran.org /exhibitions/news_results.asp?Exhib_ID=177 (634 words)

	Unveiling the Refurbished Renwick Gallery Salon - Renwick Gallery - Absolutearts.com
		The Grand Salon of the Smithsonian American Art Museums Renwick Gallery reopens to the public on June 3, after a six-month period of refurbishment.
		Custom-made draperies, a state-of-the-art lighting system and gilding of frieze elements are among the components that re-create the elegant setting of the 19th-century collectors picture gallery.
		Among the 170 paintings and sculpture on view from the American Art Museum (now closed for renovation) are a suite of three stunning views of Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon by Thomas Moran, two on loan from the U.S. Department of Interior.
	www.absolutearts.com /cgi-bin/news/elaborate.cgi?find=1606 (298 words)

	Andora Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		A world-class gallery in one of the country’s most spectacular natural settings.
		Andora Gallery exhibits museum quality contemporary art objects created by renowned artists working in clay, fiber, glass, metal and wood; as well as select secondary market works.
		Many are in the permanent collections of prominent institutions such as The Metropolitan in New York, The Renwick Gallery of the National Museum of American Art - Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC and The Mint Museum of Craft and Design in Charlotte, NC.
	www.andoragallery.com (102 words)

	Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery in Washington, DC
		Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery in Washington, DC museumstuff.com :: museums :: Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery
		Housed in a historic architectural landmark across the street from the White House, the Renwick features one-of-a-kind pieces created from clay, fiber, glass, metal, and wood.
		PAGE OVERVIEW: -- Provides general information about Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery, which may include web site and contact information, as well as description and collections info for those planning to visit Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery..
	www.museumstuff.com /rec/org_20020201_16443.html (355 words)

	Renwick Gallery--Site 12 [USGS] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Turn right onto Pennsylvania Avenue and proceed to the Renwick Galley on the northeast corner of the intersection of 17th Streets and Pennsylvania Avenue.
		The Renwick Gallery, made of brick and sandstone, was completed in 1859.
		Casts of ground sandstone and epoxy replaced the original carved sandstone decorative trim at the Renwick Gallerv when a first attempt to preserve the carved stone failed.
	pubs.usgs.gov /gip/acidrain/site12.html (201 words)

	The Renwick Gallery
		The building, on the corner of Seventeenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, near the White House, was designed in the Second Empire style by James Renwick Jr.
		Begun in 1859, the building was still under construction when in August 1861, the War Department seized it for use as a warehouse for records and uniforms.
		In 1874, Corcoran opened sections of his art gallery to visitors.
	www.civilwar.si.edu /smithsonian_renwick.html (123 words)

	Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery, Washington DC Sightseeing-Travel Attractions-Must See Washington DC
		The Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery collects, exhibits, studies, and preserves American crafts from the nineteenth to twenty-first centuries.
		Selections from the Renwick's permanent collection of American craft are displayed on a rotating basis in the second-floor galleries.
		Temporary exhibitions of American crafts and decorative arts are shown on the Renwick's first floor.
	www.mustseewashingtondc.com /attractions/american-renwick-gallery.html (353 words)

	Smithsonian Institution -- Renwick Gallery
		Changing exhibitions of American crafts, as well as a selection from the permanent collection of 20th-century crafts - glass, ceramics, wood, fiber and metal - are featured at the Renwick Gallery.
		The gallery, a department of the National Museum of American Art, is housed in a building designed in 1859 by architect James Renwick but not completed until 1874.
		The Renwick's principal rooms have been restored and refurbished in the style of the late 19th century.
	www.tourofdc.org /museums/smithsonian/Renwick (121 words)

	Record Unit 465 - Renwick Gallery, Office of the Director, Records, 1964-1983
		The records pertain to temporary exhibitions as well as the permanent collections of the Renwick Gallery.
		Prior to 1973 the records illustrate the establishment of the collections as well as the restoration of the Renwick.
		Joseph Pennell Drawing of Renwick Gallery Staircase, 1971.
	www.si.edu /archives/archives/findingaids/FARU0465.htm (749 words)

	Art Museum Network News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The presentation at the Renwick Gallery is the only stop outside of Iowa for the exhibition which was organized by the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art.
		Many of the ideas and themes that appear in Wood’s best known paintings from this period, including his use of humor, can be seen in the architectural alterations and decorative elements Wood incorporated in his studio and other decorating commissions.
		The presentation at the Renwick Gallery is made possible by Archer Daniels Midland Company with additional support from the Friends of Grant Wood and the James Renwick Alliance.
	www.amnnews.com /press.jsp?id=2841 (764 words)

	Artcom Museums Tour: Renwick Gallery - Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
		Artcom Museums Tour: Renwick Gallery - Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
		Changing exhibitions of American crafts, as well as a selection from the permanent collection of 20th-century crafts in glass, ceramics, wood, fiber, and metal are featured at the Renwick Gallery.
		A department of the National Museum of American Art, the Renwick Gallery is housed in a building designed in 1859 by architect James Renwick but not completed until 1874.
	www.artcom.com /Museums/nv/mr/20560-14.htm (212 words)

	Amazon.com: SKILLED WORK PB: Books: TRAPP KENNETH R (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Published in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Smithsonian Institution's Renwick Gallery, this volume presents the history and development of the gallery while celebrating modern craft as an art form.
		Trapp, the curator-in-charge, retrospectively describes the restoration of the building, the process of defining the gallery's mission, and the inaugural exhibitions while highlighting the contributions of his predecessors and the James Renwick Alliance.
		The book includes a chronology of the gallery and the James Renwick Alliance, as well as brief biographies of the artists.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1560988061?v=glance (609 words)

	2001 Spring Workshops
		The James Renwick Alliance is sponsoring three workshop/demonstrations in spring 2001.
		The events at the Renwick Gallery are open to the public without charge.
		On the Sundays following the workshops, the artists lecture at the Renwick Gallery.
	www.jra.org /aboutus/workshops/spr01_workshops.htm (295 words)

	Renwick Gallery Showcases Glass! Glorious Glass!
		The Renwick is a curatorial department of the National Museum of American Art.
		Walter Zimmerman's disturbing and sinister mixed-media sculpture of lampworked glass and industrial found objects was donated to the Renwick by glass artist Dale Chihuly, who is himself represented by five works.
		The Renwick is located on Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street, near the Farragut Metrorail stations.
	www.tfaoi.com /newsm1/n1m460.htm (638 words)

	Find in a Library: Renwick Gallery of the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
		Find in a Library: Renwick Gallery of the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
		Renwick Gallery of the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/229a64444ef9e1aea19afeb4da09e526.html (72 words)

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