The West Wing – Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia

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This is the West Wing at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts located at 200 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA.

This section of the Museum opened in 1985; it was designed by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates and features some beautiful late Brutalist architecture.

The West Wing was sponsored significantly in part by Sydney and Frances Lewis, who owned BEST Products. Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates also designed the iconic headquarters building for BEST Products, located in neighboring Henrico County.

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