We’re well prepared for tomorrow’s “Collect Rocks Day” with a number of works in our collection made from various forms of stone. Explore some of the DMA’s rockin’ works below and add them to the “must see” list on your next visit to the Museum.
Posts Tagged 'Marble'
Friday Photos: The Lovely Lady Godiva
Published July 15, 2011 Friday Photos ClosedTags: Anne Whitney, Art, Dallas Museum of Art, Marble, new acquisitions, sculpture
Every time I begin to say her name, I want to sing it, stretching it out with emphasis on the vowel sounds like the British Invasion duo Peter and Gordon. L-A-A-A-D-E-E-E G-O-D-I-I-I-V-A-A-A. The legend of Lady Godiva has inspired a broad spectrum of artists, such as the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Disco group Boney M, as well as entrepreneur Joseph Draps, founder of Godiva Chocolatier. I, too, am inspired and have been happy to spend some time looking at a sculpture of Lady Godiva that was recently added to the DMA’s collection. This life-size, marble beauty was carved by nineteenth-century American sculptress Anne Whitney. In the sculpture, Lady Godiva appears to remove her belt, foreshadowing the famous naked ride she took on horseback through Coventry to protest her husband’s tax policies. Come take a look at this sculpture now on view in the American galleries!
Nicole Stutzman
Director of Teaching Programs and Partnerships