Virginia Art History
with an emphasis on representational art
Books and articles
Books are listed by year of publication, with most recently published listed first
(above: Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863-1930), Writing the Declaration of Independence 1776, n.d., oil on canvas. Courtesy of the Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
Save Outdoor Sculpture!: A Survey of Sculpture in Virginia, By Sarah Shields Driggs, John L. Orrock, Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources, Dept. of Historic Resources, Virginia. Published by Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources, 1996. 33 pages
Images of the Past: Lynchburg Portraits, By Patricia A Piorkowski Hobbs, Lynchburg Museum System, Lynchburg Fine Arts Center, Antiquarian Club of Lynchburg. Published by Lynchburg Museum System, 1986. Google Books says: "Catalog of an exhibition celebrating Lynchburg's Bicentennial, held September 14-November 2, 1986, at the Dillard Gallery, Lynchburg Fine Arts Center, Lynchburg, VA."
The Golden Age of Albemarle: A Portrait Show, 1800-1860, the University of Virginia Art Museum, November 4-December 16, 1984, by Elizabeth Coles Langhorne. Publisher: University of Virginia Art Museum, (1984).
Artists in Virginia Before 1900: An Annotated Checklist, By Raleigh Lewis Wright, Virginia Historical Society. Published by University Press of Virginia, 1983. Original from the University of Michigan. Digitized Dec 28, 2006. ISBN 0813909988, 9780813909981. 200 pages
Portraits and Statuary of Virginians - owned by the Virginia State Library, the Medical College of Virginia, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and Other State Agencies - an Illustrated Catalog, By Ray Orvin Hummel, Katherine M. Smith. Published by Virginia State Library, 1977. ISBN 0884900746, 9780884900740. 160 pages
A Catalog of Virginia Artists of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries, By Mark Randolph Miller, Washington and Lee University, Washington and Lee University. Published by Washington and Lee University, 1973. 88 pages
Historic Portraits, Related to the Southampton County Area - Courtland, Va.: Walter C. Rawls Museum and the Southampton Historical Society, 1973
Monuments to Memories: Virginia's Civil War Heritage in Bronze and Stone, By Benjamin Jennings Hillman, Virginia Civil War Commission, Virginia, Civil War Commission. Published by Virginia Civil War Commission, 1965. 48 pages
The Lynchburg Art Club and Its Affiliates, By Ruth Homes Blunt, Lynchburg Art Club. Published by Mutual Press, 1962. 104 pages
Selected Civil War State Historical Markers, Virginia, By Virginia Civil War Commission, Dept. of Conservation and Economic Development, . Published by Virginia Dept. of Conservation and Economic Development, Virginia, Civil War Commission, 1961. 48 pages
Three Generations of Richmond Artists: William Ludwell Sheppard, Nora Houston, Adele Clark, Edmund Minor Archer, Valentine Museum 26 November 1957-26 January 1958, By Valentine Museum. Catalogue published by Valentine Museum 1958
Richmond Portraits in an Exhibition of Makers of Richmond, 1737-1860, By Valentine Museum, Valentine Museum. Published by Valentine Museum, 1949. 286 pages. Google Books says: "Includes biographies of the subjects of the portraits and the artists."
An Exhibition of Nineteenth Century Virginia Genre - January 17-February 13, 1946, By Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Published by Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1946. 21 pages
An Exhibition of Virginia Miniatures: December 3rd, 1941-January 5th, 1942, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, By Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Published by The Virginia museum of fine arts, 1941. Original from the University of Michigan. Digitized May 22, 2006. 55 pages
A Memorial Volume of Virginia Historical Portraiture, 1585-1830, By Alexander Wilbourne Weddell, Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow, Thomas Benedict Clarke, Richmond Virginia house, Virginia Historical Society, Virginia House (Richmond, Va.). Published by The William Byrd Press, incorporated, 1930 .556 pages. Google Books says: "This volume commemorates an exhibition of contemporary portraits of personages associated with the history of Virginia between the years 1585-1830, held in Virginia House, Richmond, under the auspices of the Virginia Historical Society, between April 26 and May 27, 1929."
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Contemporary Portraits of Personages Associated with the Colony and Commonwealth of Virginia Between the Years 1585 and 1830 - Held in Virginia House, Richmond, Virginia, Under the Auspices of the Virginia Historical Society Bertween April 29 and May 25, 1929, By Virginia Historical Society. Published by Virginia Historical Society, 1929. 16 pages
Art Club of Richmond: Permanent Art Exhibition, Traveling Art Exhibitions, Special Art Exhibitions, Weekly Lectures, Books and Magazines of Art, School of Fine and Applied Arts..., By Art Club of Richmond. Published by Art Club of Richmond, 1914. 11 pages
Articles:
James C. Kelly & William M. S. Rasmussen: "The Virginia Landscape" American Art Review July-August 2000 (Volume XII, Number 4)
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