Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment
Willie at Ruth’s Farm (detail), 1984, Willie Anne Wright (American, born 1924), silver dye bleach print.
Celebrate this groundbreaking, internationally renowned photographer and painter whose remarkable Richmond-based career spans over six decades. Presenting 63 photographs and 9 paintings by the Richmond native, born in 1924, this is the first major exhibition to explore the trajectory of her impressive 60-year career. From playful and irreverent scenes of everyday life to ethereal evocations of the past, Willie Anne Wright’s experimental paintings and photographs examine pop-culture, feminine identity, the pull of history and the shifting cultural landscape of the South.
Price: Free Admission
