Collections : [Virginia Museum of Fine Arts]

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

Artists' Advisory Committee, 1945/1949 Box 33863 Box 5, Folder 6, Item RG01.01.1.0183

Subject- Correspondence and minutes from meetings. [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

Artists' Advisory Committee: Ballots, 1947/48 Season, 1947/1948 Box 33863 Box 5, Folder 11, Item RG01.01.1.0188

Subject- Ballots for the election of the artist's advisory committee. The artist's advisory committee of the Museum promoted artist's evenings at the museum and interaction between artists around the state. [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

Artists' Advisory Committee: Ballots, 1948/49 Season, 1948/1949 Box 33863 Box 5, Folder 12, Item RG01.01.1.0189

Subject- Ballots for the election of the artist's advisory committee. The artist's advisory committee of the Museum promoted artist's evenings at the museum and interaction between artists around the state. [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

Artists Look Like This, 1948 Box 31633 Box 27, Folder RG23.01.0.0218

Catalog; shipping information and receipts (loan from Philadelphia Museum of Art); correspondence with Philadelphia; list of Richmond artists to be added to exhibition; label copy for Richmond artists; correspondence with selected artists in exhibition; checklists from Philadelphia

  1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
  2. Records of the Exhibitions Department (RG-23), 1936/2015
  3. Series 1: Exhibition Files, 1936/2015

Association of Art Museum Directors, 1946/1953 Box 33863 Box 7, Folder 6, Item RG01.01.1.0260

Subject- List of members and programs. [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

Baltimore Museum of Art, 1948/1958 Box 33863 Box 7, Folder 34, Item RG01.01.1.0293

Correspondence by L. Cheek, Jr. Subject- Baltimore Museum of Art calendars of events, correspondence about museum practices, etc. Dates- 9/48-3/56. [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

Barter Theatre, 1946/1956 Box 33863 Box 8, Folder 3, Item RG01.01.1.0298

Correspondence by Mrs. J.G. Pollard, T.C. Colt, Jr. and L. Cheek, Jr. Subject- general information about Barter Theatre (announcements, VA Highlands Festival schedule, etc.) and correspondence about the Museum sponsoring drama productions as a state extension service. Dates- 12/40. [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

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