                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

WORKS OF ART ACCEPTED BY GOVERNOR; APPROVAL BY BOARD; MEANING OF &#8220;WORK OF
ART.&#8221; (§ 2.2-2401)

A. The Governor may accept, in the name of the Commonwealth, gifts to the
Commonwealth of works of art as defined in subsection B. But no work of art
shall be so accepted until submitted to the Board or otherwise brought to its
attention for its advice and counsel to the Governor.

B. As used in this article, &#8220;work of art&#8221; means all paintings, mural
decorations, stained glass, statues, bas-reliefs, tablets, sculptures,
monuments, fountains, arches or other structure of a permanent character
intended for ornament or commemoration.

HISTORY: Code 1919, § 583; 1920, p. 51; Michie Code 1942, § 582a; R. P. 1948,
§§ 9-10, 9-12; 1975, c. 514; 1978, c. 580, §§ 2.1-488.3, 2.1-488.5; 2001, c.
844.