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Start Over Collection Leslie Cheek, Jr. Personal Papers (SC-02), 1931/1993

Series 2: "Living by Design" and "Cheek and The Arts", 1945/1989 83 folders 1 items

This series is comprised of correspondence, interviews, and exhibition details related to the 1985 publication of "Living by Design: Leslie Cheek and the Arts," which was written by Parke Rouse, Jr. and researched by K. Richmond Temple. The photobiography was released at the same time that a corresponding exhibition entitled "Cheek and the Arts" opened at the Muscarelle Museum of Art in December 1985.

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  2. Leslie Cheek, Jr. Personal Papers (SC-02), 1931/1993

Series 3: "Designing for the Arts", 1984/1991 60 folders

This series is comprised of correspondence, drafts, and financial details related to the 1990 publication of "Designing for the Arts: Environments by Leslie Cheek," which was written by K. Richmond Temple. It was designed as a photo essay, and served as volume two to the previously published "Living by Design" in 1985.

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  2. Leslie Cheek, Jr. Personal Papers (SC-02), 1931/1993

Series 4: Personal Files, 1934/1992 211 folders 25 items

This series is mainly comprised of correspondence related to a myriad of activities and projects that Cheek took on throughout his career and during his retirement. There is a considerable amount of material created during his tenure as Director of the VMFA. This series also contains oversized materials, including many drawings done by Cheek while in school in the 1930s and after, as well as photographs, mounted clippings, and some bound volumes and drawings.

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  2. Leslie Cheek, Jr. Personal Papers (SC-02), 1931/1993

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