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Glenna Goodacre sculpture donated to VLM
August 18, 2010
A bronze sculpture by Glenna Goodacre, considered by many to be “America’s Sculptor,” has been installed at the front entrance of the Virginia Living Museum. It was a gift from long-time supporters Harry and Judy Wason of Williamsburg and the sculptor.
The sculpture is a 6-foot-tall boy with his arms outstretched. “Judy saw the sculpture in a gallery in Charleston, S.C., and it looked like it was made for the museum,” said Harry Wason.
All across America in countless public, private, municipal and museum collections, Glenna Goodacre’s bronze sculptures are immediately recognizable for their lively expression and texture, and for their intriguing composition. Her work captures an essence of humanity that reaches out, touches us and draws us to it. “People can walk up and touch it,” she says. “They want to look in the eyes. They want to think about it or smile.”
Goodacre’s career as an artist spans more than 40 years. Her most well-known work is the Vietnam Women’s Memorial installed in Washington, D.C. in 1993. The Irish Famine Memorial, installed in Philadelphia in 2003, is her most ambitious public sculpture, with 35 life-size figures. Her rendering of Sacagawea graces the dollar coin.
“The exuberance in the boy’s figure is a graphic depiction of the museum’s mission to connect people to nature,” said VLM Executive Director Page Hayhurst. “We are privileged to have this work by such a famous artist.”
The Virginia Living Museum is located at 524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News. It is a private non-profit museum and education center.
The museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily with extended Sunday hours to 8 p.m. through Aug. 8. Winter hours begin Sept. 7: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is $17 adults and $13 children (ages 3-12). Ages 2 and under and members are free.
For more information call 757-595-1900 or visit www.thevlm.org.
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