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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

VMFA Archives
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library
200 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23220-4007
Primary Collecting Areas:
VMFA institutional records, Donor papers, Virginia Artists Archives, Oral histories, Artist subject files, Analog, and digital audiovisual collections
Description:

The Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman Library provides access to a wealth of rare and unique primary source materials for scholars, researchers, and the public.

The Archives consists of a diverse and growing collection of permanent materials, covering museum history from its beginnings in the 1930s until today. The Archives includes institutional records from over 25 museum departments, thousands of artist and subject files, as well as donated collections related to the museum and the history of art in Virginia. The Archives also recently launched the Virginia Artists Archives, a collecting initiative that aims to create a rich, diverse, and unprecedented collection of Virginia artists’ papers to increase awareness about the contributions of Virginia artists, both past and present.

POC: Roxanne Winfield
Phone: (804) 340-1497
Phone: (804) 340-1495
Start Over Repository Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Collection Willie Anne Wright Artist Archives (VA-02), 1944/2021 Date range 2019

Series 1: Exhibition Files, 1964/2021 159 folders Boxes 1-2

This series is comprised of exhibition files for both solo and group shows for her paintings and photography that Wright participated in from 1964 to 2021. If no city is listed, then the location was Richmond. Wright also kept "miscellaneous" files for each decade as well as information about lectures, symposiums, and other events in which she participated.

  1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  2. Willie Anne Wright Artist Archives (VA-02), 1944/2021

Series 3: Working Files, 1958/2019 290 folders 14 boxes

This series is comprised of various documents and objects in the Willie Anne Wright archive, spanning the years 1958-2019, that fall into the following categories: biographical information; artist and institution files; travel; teaching, lectures, and workshops; sketchbooks and notebooks; correspondence; research and notes; foundational materials; technical materials; writings and interviews.

  1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  2. Willie Anne Wright Artist Archives (VA-02), 1944/2021

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