Art -- Virginia -- Richmond -- History

Subject

Staff Only

Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Catalogs (PB-01)

Item — Shelf Publications Archive: Series PB-01-01; Series PB-01-02

Identifier: PB-01

Abstract

The collection is part of the Publications Archive, and is comprised of archival copies of all catalogs published by the museum, as well as catalogs for exhibitions that were shown at the museum, but produced by other institutions. Other catalogs highlight particular aspects of the museum's permanent collection.

Dates: 1936-2020

Found in: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives

Leslie Cheek, Jr. Personal Papers (SC-02)

File — Multiple Containers

Identifier: SC-02

Abstract 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...

Dates: 1931-1993