Art Gallery Online for $30-Million Gift
Two top executives of America Online and their wives have jointly pledged $30 million to the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art and Design, the largest single donation in the museum’s 132-year history. The gift is earmarked for a $120-million addition to the facility.
The donors are Robert and Veronique Pittman and Barry and Tracy Schuler of Great Falls, Va. Robert Pittman, 47, is to be co-chief operating officer of AOL Time Warner. Barry Schuler, 47, is chairman and chief executive of AOL, based in Dulles, Va.
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