HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — A decades-long mystery at Woodland Cemetery in Henrico has finally been solved with the discovery of Leslie Garland Bolling’s grave, an artist with Richmond roots whose work graces some of America’s most prestigious museums.
Woodland Cemetery in the East End is the final stop for generations of prominent African Americans who left their mark in another era.
Woodland’s executive director John Mitchell said, “We want to tell the stories of the people here. This is the connective tissue to Richmond. Woodland Cemetery is a Haven. A Haven for history.”
But a chapter of history and one grave of an accomplished artist from Virginia has been lost at Woodland Cemetery for decades…