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Start Over Date range 1954 Creator Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Leslie Cheek, Jr. Personal Papers (SC-02), 1931/1993 19.4 Linear Feet 16 boxes; 596 folders and 48 oversized items

Cheek, Leslie, 1908-
This collection documents a portion of the life of Leslie Cheek, Jr., the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts' second and longest-tenured Director (1948-1968). One series includes material from his early career and activities before the VMFA, as well as his tenure at the museum, and through his retirement. Two series document the publication of two photobiographies about Cheek, "Living by Design" and "Designing for the Arts." Another series is comprised of materials about Skylark Farm, the house and tree farm located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, owned, designed and furnished by the Cheeks between 1967 and 1977 when it was donated to Washington and Lee University. Other series document the Cheeks' personal world travels in the 1950s-1980s, some of Cheek's awards, and finally, a number of framed architectural drawings done by Cheek as a student in the 1930s.
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Records of the Exhibitions Department (RG-23), 1936/2015 193.0 Linear Feet 265 boxes

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

The collection's inclusive dates are 1936-2015, with the bulk of the material dating from 1979-2004. The collection is comprised of correspondence, exhibition schedules, budgets, grant applications, photographs, object lists, notes, collection statements, planning documents, project files, policies, loan arrangements and decisions, and other materials.

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Series 1: Artmobile, 1953/1993 14 boxes 14 binders Binder PH-01-01 Binder 1, Binder 1, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 2, Binder 2, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 3, Binder 3, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 4, Binder 4, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 5, Binder 5, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 6, Binder 6, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 7, Binder 7, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 8, Binder 8, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 9, Binder 9, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 10, Binder 10, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 11, Binder 11, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 12, Binder 12, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 13, Binder 13, Binder PH-01-01 Binder 14, Binder 14

This series documents the history, construction, and various exhibitions of the VMFA's Artmobile program, and includes graphic materials along with exhibition information.

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  2. Education and Outreach Photo Archives, 1950/2010

Series 4: Lectures and Symposia, 1950/2010 6 boxes 6 binders Binder PH-01-04 Binder 1, Binder 1, Binder PH-01-04 Binder 2, Binder 2, Binder PH-01-04 Binder 3, Binder 3, Binder PH-01-04 Binder 4, Binder 4, Binder PH-01-04 Binder 5, Binder 5, Binder PH-01-04 Binder 6, Binder 6

The series photographically documents the various lectures and symposia held at the VMFA from 1994-2010.

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  2. Education and Outreach Photo Archives, 1950/2010

Series 8: State Services, 1950/2009 13 boxes 13 binders Binder PH-01-08 Binder 1, Binder 1, Binder PH-01-08 Binder 2, Binder 2, Binder PH-01-08 Binder 3, Binder 3, Binder PH-01-08 Binder 4, Binder 4, Binder PH-01-08 Binder 5, Binder 5, Binder PH-01-08 Binder 6, Binder 6, Binder PH-01-08 Binder 7, Binder 7, Binder PH-01-08 Binder 8, Binder 8, Binder PH-01-08 Binder 9, Binder 9, Binder PH-01-08 Binder 10, Binder 10, Binder PH-01-08 Binder 11, Binder 11, Binder PH-01-08 Binder 12, Binder 12, Binder PH-01-08 Binder 13, Binder 13

The series documents the work of the State Services/TEAMS Department from 1950-2009, and includes photographs and slides of exhibition objects, installations, and State Services catalogs.

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  2. Education and Outreach Photo Archives, 1950/2010

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