Mr. Draper’s “Boy with lace curtain” is part of the VMFA archive collection of Mr. Draper’s work, the largest special collection ever acquired by the museum.
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Photographer Louis Draper’s work to be preserved by VMFA
The work of photographer Louis Draper, a Henrico County native who moved to New York City in 1957 to explore his passion, is internationally regarded for documenting the everyday lives of African-Americans and notable leaders of the Civil Rights Movement.