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 1961

E: General, 1945/1972 Box 33863 Box 26, Folder 19, Item RG01.01.1.1058

Correspondence from T. Colt, Mrs. J.G. Pollard and L. Cheek. Subject- Exhibitions, Artmobile, VMT, Va. Fellowships, search for potential jurors, work schedules invitations, newspapers, postcards, etc. Accessions and gifts: "Autumn Leaves", A. Palmer. Dates- 5/46-5/70 [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

Egyptian Gallery Opening 1961 April 14, 1961 Box 33863 Box 26, Folder 29, Item RG01.01.1.1071

Correspondence from L. Cheek. Subject- Suggested remarks related to "Installation of a Gallery of Egyptian Art", loans from other museums, agendas, letters to other curators and directors. Gift of Egyptian Gallery from Mrs. James Parsons. Dates-2/61 - 4/61 [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

English Decorative Arts Gallery Opening, 1961 Box 33863 Box 26, Folder 33, Item RG01.01.1.1076

Correspondence from L. Cheek. Subject- Gallery opening made possible through gifts of china from Lady Nancy Astor, invitations and loan requests. Dates- 4/61 - 5/61 [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

Events: Film Preview - "Museum in Action", 1961 Box 33863 Box 27, Folder 9, Item RG01.01.1.1104

Correspondence from L. Cheek. Subject- "Museum in Action": documentary of VMFA galleries and statewide activities, preview agenda, press dinner, invitations. Producer: Richard Rochement Narrator: Alistair Cooke Dates- 1961 [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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