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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 Date range 1958

Willie Anne Wright Artist Archives (VA-02), 1944/2021 47 boxes 47 boxes; 724 folders

Wright, Willie Anne
The collection documents the career of renowned lensless photographer Willie Anne Wright. Wright's paintings, serigraphs and drawings were her professional focus until 1972 when pinhole photography became her primary creative medium. Comprised mainly of the exhibition files Wright maintained, as well as information about gallery representation and art sales, the collection traces the evolution of her artistic journey over four decades.
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Wilson, Woodrow Birthplace Foundation, 1955/1959 Box 33863 Box 73, Folder 10, Item RG01.01.1.3356

Correspondence from L. Cheek. Subject- Preliminary plans for a foundation to house objects related to W. Wilson's life. Portrait exhibition of the 8 Virginia born Presidents, portrait of Mrs. Wilson, artist unknown. "Woodrow Wilson's Heritage of Faith", Frank Bell Lewis, Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Foundation, 1956. Dates- 9/55 - 6/59 [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.]

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  2. Director's Correspondence (RG-01), 1927/2009
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence, 1927/2006
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors, 1927/1976

Winston Collection, 1957/1958 Box 31633 Box 64, Folder RG23.01.0.0634

Preview invitation; 2 photographs; layout drawing; label copy; correspondence with ICA Boston (organizer) & Detroit Institute of Arts; correspondence with Winston; checklists; shipping info and receipts; catalog of collection at University of Michigan

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

Wyeth Exhibition, 1958 Box 31633 Box 66, Folder RG23.01.0.0654

9 photographs; 1 drawing; 1 duplicate photograph (Dorothy Miner); label copy; correspondence with Andrew Wyeth; correspondence with lenders; correspondence with local librarians; correspondence with speaker (Dorothy Miner); 1 copy of invitation; 3 annotated copies of catalog of paintings at Knoedler; shipping information and receipts; biographical information

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

X, Y, Z: General, 1949/1972 Box 33863 Box 73, Folder 22, Item RG01.01.1.3372

Correspondence from L. Cheek, J.M. Brown and P. Near. Subject- Exhibitions, loans, acquisitions, AIV, gifts, contributions. Correspondence with William Zorach, sculptor. Dates- 9/49 - 9/72 [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.]

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  2. Director's Correspondence (RG-01), 1927/2009
  3. Series 1: Director's Correspondence, 1927/2006
  4. Series 1.1: Early Directors, 1927/1976

Yale University, 1958/1966 Box 33863 Box 73, Folder 25, Item RG01.01.1.3376

Correspondence from L. Cheek. Subject- General correspondence from Alumni, possible lecturers, newspaper clippings. Correspondence between Cheek and Alfred Stiegletz. Minutes of Alumni and Friends of the School of Art and Architecture, 5/58, pamphlets. Dates- 6/58 - 4/66 [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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