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Over the years, the sculpture community here in Loveland, Colorado (Sculpture Capital, U.S.A.) grew to become a place known for its concentration of foundries and sculptures studios. Many prominent sculptors first came to Loveland or the surrounding area to start their career among the foundries and with other like-minded artists.

Glenna Goodacre was one such sculptor. Being a female sculptor in an era and field dominated by men was not easy. When she first began sculpting, she signed her work with only "G. Goodacre" so potential buyers wouldn't know she was a woman.You may know Glenna's relief sculpture of Sacajawea on the dollar coin, or her Vietnam Women's Memorial, unveiled in Washington D.C. in 1993.

George and Glenna became friends when she moved to Boulder in 1974 to be near a Loveland foundry "where I learned sculpting techniques from people who knew lots more than I did," she said. She quickly became part of the growing Loveland sculpture community, and a fast friend of the Lundeen family. George and Glenna were both represented by Nedra Matteucci Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. George and Glenna continued to be lifelong friends and champions of each other's work until Glenna's death earlier this spring. She will be greatly missed. ... See MoreSee Less

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