Glenna Goodacre
American Bronze Sculptor
Glenna Goodacre, considered by many to be "America's Sculptor," is internationally renowned for her large-scale bronze figurative sculptures. Galleria Silecchia is honored to present a major exhibition of her works. We invite you to experience her work.
Though her career as an artist spans more than forty years, Glenna Goodacre's inspiration to sculpt began when she was thirty years old. Today her works are widely exhibited and displayed in public, national, international, municipal, corporate and private collections in more than forty countries.
Her public sculptures in America can be viewed in more than 25 of our United States. Some of her most significant commissions include the life-size bronze of President Ronald Reagan on view at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Her portrait commissions include General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Greer Garson, Katherine Anne Porter and Scott Joplin.
And, on Veteran's Day, November 11, 1993, Goodacre's most significant piece to date touched the lives of millions with the unveiling of the "VIETNAM WOMEN'S MEMORIAL." Located on the National Mall in Washington, DC, her sculpture, in both its design and breadth, honors and pays tribute to the eleven thousand American women who served in the military during the Vietnam War. The bronze maquette (small model) of the Vietnam Women Veterans Memorial is on view at Galleria Silecchia.
Currently working on "THE IRISH FAMINE MEMORIAL" for the City of Philadelphia, Goodacre was selected from a competitive group of more than 100 international artists. The Irish Famine Memorial, a part of the 150th Anniversary of "The Great Hunger" in Ireland, will feature over 25 engaging life-size figures. This narrative sculpture is a dynamic arc of movement representingthe process of immigration from famine in Ireland to hope in America. Goodacre's largest work to date, measures 12 feet high, 30 feet long and 14 feet wide; the east end depicts the lowest, blackest days, the very depths of the
misery of starvation while, in contrast, the higher tilting west end portrays the figures arriving in America with hope and anticipation.
This important artistic and historical monument for Philadelphia is scheduled for installation October 2002 in the historic Penn's Landing district overlooking the Delaware River where many Irish immigrants disembarked when they came to Philadelphia. The bronze maquette of the Irish Famine Memorial is on view at Galleria Silecchia as are numerous studies of the life-size figures.
Glenna Goodacre's 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."
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