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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 Date range 1948

Payne, John Barton, Library Exchange, 1938/1950 Box 33863 Box 47, Folder 6, Item RG01.01.1.2299

Correspondence by T.C. Colt, Jr. and L. Cheek, Jr. Subject-housing J.B. Payne books in library of the College of William and Mary in exchange for paintings from their collection of art for display at the Museum. Dates- 1/50-4/50. [These notes were taken by VMFA staff in the 1990s before the collection was processed by LVA staff in the 2000s, so the contents of the file may no longer match this description.]

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  2. Director's Correspondence (RG-01), 1927/2009
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence, 1927/2006
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors, 1927/1976

Periodicals: Commonwealth Magazine, 1947/1960 Box 33863 Box 47, Folder 12, Item RG01.01.1.2305

Correspondence from L. Cheek. Subject- Articles of VMFA: "A Spring View of Virginia Museum", 10/56, Wm. Lacey, Editor; "Art isn't Caviar at this Museum", Sidney Shalett, 7/57, The Diplomat. Dates- 10/56 - 11/58 [These notes were taken by VMFA staff in the 1990s before the collection was processed by LVA staff in the 2000s, so the contents of the file may no longer match this description.]

  1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  2. Director's Correspondence (RG-01), 1927/2009
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence, 1927/2006
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors, 1927/1976

Personnel: Curator, 1948 Box 33863 Box 47, Folder 19, Item RG01.01.1.2314

Subject- Contains applications, resumes and information on candidates. [These notes were taken by VMFA staff in the 1990s before the collection was processed by LVA staff in the 2000s, so the contents of the file may no longer match this description.]

  1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  2. Director's Correspondence (RG-01), 1927/2009
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence, 1927/2006
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors, 1927/1976

Personnel: General, 1936/1953 Box 33863 Box 47, Folder 22, Item RG01.01.1.2317

Correspondence by T.C. Colt, Jr., L. Cheek, Jr., and Mrs. J.G. Pollard. Subject- personnel rules and procedures of VMFA and the Commonwealth of VA, mandates from the Governor's office, additional personnel and pay increase requests, Roster Cards (listings of all employees and pay rates), etc. Dates- 8/37-8/53. [These notes were taken by VMFA staff in the 1990s before the collection was processed by LVA staff in the 2000s, so the contents of the file may no longer match this description.]

  1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  2. Director's Correspondence (RG-01), 1927/2009
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence, 1927/2006
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors, 1927/1976

Pierre Sanchez Collection of Horace Vernet Graphic Works (SC-28), 1816/1996 0.5 Linear Feet 13 items (4 volumes, 7 prints, 1 poster, and 1 letter)

Sanchez, Pierre, 1963-
The collection was assembled by the French scholar Pierre Sanchez, who collected hundreds of lithographs by Horace Vernet (1789-1863) to write the catalogue raissoné of Vernet's lithographic work. The largest privately owned collection of Vernet's graphic works, the collection is comprised of three unpublished volumes of over 300 works, as well as eight loose prints, one poster, and one letter.
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