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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 Records of the Virginia Society for the Photographic Arts (SC-19), 1975/2004 Date range 1991

Records of the Virginia Society for the Photographic Arts (SC-19), 1975/2004 2.5 Linear Feet 2 boxes; 75 folders

Virginia Society for the Photographic Arts
This collection documents the history of the Virginia Society for the Photographic Arts (VSPA), from its founding in 1975 in Charlottesville to the mid-2000s when the organization disbanded. The material highlights VSPA's mission to promote art created by photographic processes through its outreach, activities, and exhibitions. History and membership files detail VSPA's administration over the years, while the newsletters provide an overview of all VSPA activities. The rest of the collection documents the active exhibition and event schedule that VSPA presented at Virginia museums, galleries, and arts organizations as the group worked to garner support for photography as a fine art.
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