Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives
Margaret R. and Robert M. Freeman LibraryCourtney Yevich Tkacz, VMFA Archivist
The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.
The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the VMFA Collections Search website .
The collection was donated to the VMFA in August 2019 by Beuford Smith.
Beuford Smith Archives (SC-32). Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection. VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.
The collection is organized into two series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are placed at the end at each series.
This series consists of 24 items, including a notebook with the earliest minutes from the Kamoinge Workshop, an iconic image of the group in 1965-1966, materials from their 1972 exhibition at the Studio Museum in Harlem, member resumes, and photographs of meetings in the 1990s.
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
Beuford Smith Archives (SC-32). Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection. VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.
This item was removed by Paper Conservation on December 12, 2019 to be prepared for exhibition. Between January 22-24, 2020, this item was placed in the exhibition "Working Together: Louis Draper and the Kamoinge Workshop." This item was returned to the archives on January 18, 2023.
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
Beuford Smith Archives (SC-32). Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection. VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
Beuford Smith Archives (SC-32). Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection. VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.
Man with back towards camera is Earl James; Taken at Ray's apartment
This item was removed by Paper Conservation on December 12, 2019 to be prepared for exhibition. Between January 22-24, 2020, this item was placed in the exhibition "Working Together: Louis Draper and the Kamoinge Workshop." This item was returned to the archives on January 18, 2023.
Notes about Studio Museum Exhibition
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
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Notes about Studio Museum Exhibition
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Front Row: Calvin Wilson, Ray Francis, Al Fennar; Back Row: Herb Randall, Herb Robinson, Tony Barboza, Adger Cowans, Lou Draper, Beuford Smith, Shawn Walker, Herman Howard
Exhibition Installation Sketch, [Studio Museum of Harlem?]
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Beuford Smith Archives (SC-32). Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection. VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
Beuford Smith Archives (SC-32). Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection. VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
Beuford Smith Archives (SC-32). Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection. VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
Beuford Smith Archives (SC-32). Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection. VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
Beuford Smith Archives (SC-32). Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection. VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
Beuford Smith Archives (SC-32). Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection. VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
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In Copyright: ©Louis H. Draper Preservation Trust. VMFA has been granted a non-exclusive license to reproduce this material for educational and publicity purposes only by the Louis H. Draper Preservation Trust.
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Educational, Religious and Institutional: Non-Profit Making
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Lou Draper, Herb Robinson, Steve Martin, Tony Barboza's Studio
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Meeting at Herb Robinson's Studio, Lou, Herb Randall, and Adger Cowans
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Frank Stewart, Lou Draper, Adger Cowans, Meeting, My House [Beuford Smith's House]
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Meeting at Herb Robinson's Studio, Al, Jenny, Fran, Ray Francis, and Lou
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Herb Robinson's Studio, Al Fennar, Danny Dawson, Herb Robinson, and Lou Draper
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Lou Draper, Adger Cowans, Herb Randall, Tony Barboza's Studio
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
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Lou, Steve Martin, Herb Robinson, Frank Stewart, Meeting at my House [Beuford Smith's House]
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Lou Draper, Toni Parks, Steve Martin, Tony Barboza's Studio
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Lou Draper, Eli Reed, Tony Barboza's Studio
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This series consists of 30 items, all photographs of Draper taken by Smith over the course of their 37 year friendship, as well as images taken by Smith documenting a project that resulted in the publication of the book Louis H. Draper: Selected Photographs.
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
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Surprise Birthday Party for Lou, Roy de Carava, Lou, and Herman Howard, Tony Barboza's Studio
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Lou Draper in his Putnam Avenue Apartment that he Shared with Jimmie Mannas
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
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Draper is holding open Eugene Smith's photo essay "Nurse Midwife" in the December 3, 1951 issue of "Life."
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My House [Lou Draper at Beuford Smith's House]
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[Lou Draper with Dorothy and Brandon Gloster]
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
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Herb Robinson, Lou and Brandon, Herb's Studio
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Lou Draper, Herb Robinson's Studio
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Lou Draper's Proof Print of Brandon on Shelf at Lou's House, New Jersey
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Lou and Brandon, Herb Robinson's Studio
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
Beuford Smith Archives (SC-32). Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection. VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
Beuford Smith Archives (SC-32). Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection. VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
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John Sunkiskis, Eric Kunsman, and Herb Randall at Tony Barboza's Studio
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
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Tony Barboza, John Sunkiskis, Herb Robinson at Tony Barboza's Studio
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
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Herb Robinson, John Sunkiskis, and Gary Saretzky at Tony Barboza's Studio
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
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Gary Saretzky, John Sunkiskis, and Stephen Rasmus at Tony Barboza's Studio
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
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Tony Barboza, Herb Randall, Stephen Rasmus, and John Sunkiskis at Tony Barboza's Studio
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Photos for Book Selection #1, Mercer College
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Photos for Book Selection #2, Mercer College
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Herb Randall, John Sunkiskis, Tony Barboza, and Herb Robinson, Mercer College
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Gift of the Beuford Smith Collection.
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