W.W. Corcoran
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The son of an Irish immigrant who operated a leather business in Georgetown, he attended Georgetown College (now Georgetown University) and later became a clerk at the Georgetown branch of the Bank of Columbia and a manager at the Bank of the United States. In 1840, Corcoran co-founded the private banking firm Corcoran and Riggs with his partner George Washington Riggs. In addition to the bank\u00e2\u0080\u0099s success, profits from the sale of U.S. Treasury Mexican War bonds enabled Corcoran to retire in 1854 at the age of fifty-six."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "While continuing to pursue investments, he devoted much of his energy to art patronage and philanthropy. Although best remembered for founding the art gallery that bore his name, Corcoran was also a major benefactor of the Oak Hill Cemetery, George Washington University, Mount Vernon, and other area institutions."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Nacido en Washington D.C."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "El banquero, fil\u00c3\u00a1ntropo y coleccionista de arte William Wilson Corcoran ten\u00c3\u00ada ra\u00c3\u00adces profundas en Washington D.C. Hijo de un inmigrante irland\u00c3\u00a9s que comerciaba pieles en Georgetown, Corcoran estudi\u00c3\u00b3 en Georgetown College (hoy Universidad de Georgetown). M\u00c3\u00a1s tarde fue empleado del Banco de Columbia en Georgetown y gerente del Banco de Estados Unidos. En 1840 cofund\u00c3\u00b3 la firma de banca privada Corcoran and Riggs con su socio George Washington Riggs."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Gracias al \u00c3\u00a9xito del banco y las ganancias de la venta de bonos del Tesoro de EE.UU. emitidos para la Guerra Mexicano-Estadounidense, Corcoran pudo retirarse en 1854, a los 56 a\u00c3\u00b1os de edad."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Aunque sigui\u00c3\u00b3 trabajando en inversiones, dedic\u00c3\u00b3 gran parte de su energ\u00c3\u00ada al mecenazgo y la filantrop\u00c3\u00ada. Se le recuerda sobre todo por haber fundado la galer\u00c3\u00ada que llev\u00c3\u00b3 su nombre, pero fue tambi\u00c3\u00a9n un benefactor importante del Cementerio de Oak Hill, la Universidad George Washington, Mount Vernon y otras instituciones del \u00c3\u00a1rea."}], "title": [{"label": "Alternate Title", "content": "William Wilson Corcoran"}], "objectType": [{"label": "Type", "content": "Print"}], "creditLine": [{"label": "Credit Line", "content": "National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of Elsia B. Carroll) The Corcoran Gallery of Art, one of the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first private museums, was established in 1869 to promote art and American genius. In 2014 the Works from the Corcoran Collection were distributed to institutions in Washington, D.C."}], "name": [{"label": "Artist", "content": "H. B. 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