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Start Over Collection Regenia A. Perry Personal Papers (VA-07)

Regenia A. Perry Personal Papers (VA-07) 2 Linear Feet 8 boxes; 17 folders

Perry, Regenia
The collection documents the life, work, and research interests of Dr. Regenia Perry (1941-), an African American art historian. Dr. Perry is the first African American woman to hold doctorates in art history and American art, and has focused her career on researching and collecting African American folk art. In addition to her work as a professor, Dr. Perry served as a guest curator for The Metropolitan Museum's "Selection of Nineteenth-Century Afro-American Art," the first comprehensive exhibition of African American art at the museum.
  1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

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