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 1952

National Ceramic Exhibition, 1951/1952 Box 31633 Box 39, Folder RG23.01.0.0326

14 photographs of items; "prize awards" press release; correspondence with Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts; publicity information from SMFA; catalogs; catalog copy; shipping information and receipts; annotated catalogs (one size, one price)

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

National Exhibition: Designer Craftsmen 1953, 1952/1953 Box 33863 Box 45, Folder 15, Item RG01.01.1.2221

Correspondence by L. Cheek, Jr. Subject- arrangements for exhibition "Designer-Craftsmen 1953" presented in conjunction with the American Craftsmen's Educational Council, Inc., (ACEC), letters to jurors, etc. Dates- 9/52-6/53. [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

New York Cocktail Party, 1952/1955 Box 33863 Box 45, Folder 27, Item RG01.01.1.2239

Correspondence from L. Cheek. Subject- Cheek's annual N.Y. cocktail party: guest lists, arrangements, rosters of speakers to VMFA: 1951-52 and 1952-53. Dates- 1952 - 54 [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

N: General, 1950/1972 Box 33863 Box 44, Folder 33, Item RG01.01.1.2196

Correspondence from L. Cheek, J.M. Brown and P. Near. Subject- General correspondence to Trustees and membership, letters to Robert Neutra, exhibitions: Henry Moore, Sport and Horse. Agendas, travel itinerary, events and invitations. "Encouragement of the Nations Arts", an appeal to congress, and "Proposed Federal Advisory Council on the Arts", Hon. H. Alexander Smith, U.S. Government Printing office, Washington D.C., 3/26/57. Requests for employment, postcards, pamphlets and photographs. Artists: Jean Nikolic. Accessions and Gifts: "Disasters of War", Goya; "Lore Fuller", Raoul Francois Lanke; "Dancing Girl With Tambourine", A. Leonard; "La Revre Blanche", Toulouse Lautrec; Revere and John Andrew spoons and vase possibly made by Johannes Loetz Witwe. Dates- 1955 - 72 [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

Nichols, Fred, 1951/1967 Box 33863 Box 46, Folder 9, Item RG01.01.1.2253

Correspondence from L. Cheek. Subject- UVA architect and his membership in the Collectors Circle. Dates- 1/63 - 4/67 [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

Oenslager, Donald, 1950/1969 Box 33863 Box 46, Folder 21, Item RG01.01.1.2267

Correspondence from L. Cheek. Subject- As a scenic design consultant, his lecture to VMT in connection with the Exhibition: "Design For The Theatre". College Drama Festival, biographical data. Dates- 1/60 - 2/69 [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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