Glenna Goodacre is an artist best known for having designed the Sacagawea Dollar that entered circulation in the United States in 2000. She also designed the Vietnam Women's Memorial located in Washington, DC. Born in Lubbock, Texas, Goodacre divides her time between Dallas, Texas where her husband has a law practice and Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she has kept a studio since 1983. A graduate of Colorado College, she continued her studies at the Art Students League in New York, NY.Goodacre has two children (now grown) with real estate broker Bill Goodacre. In 1995, the then-divorced Goodacre married Mike Schmidt, a Dallas lawyer who commutes on the weekends to Santa Fe. In 2004, the former 8th street in the vicinity of Texas Tech University in Lubbock was named in her honor, an event which occassioned some very mild resentment from residents, as they were not familiar with Ms. Goodacre. She also happens to be the mother of the former Victoria's Secret model Jill Goodacre, now the wife of musician and actor Harry Connick, Jr. An artist is someone who employs creative talent to produce works of art. ... Dollar coins have been minted in the United States in both gold and silver versions. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Vietnam Womens Memorial, as seen from the footpath The Vietnam Womens Memorial is a memorial dedicated to the women of the United States who served in the Vietnam War, most of whom were nurses. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Lubbock is the ninth-largest city in the state of Texas, located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado. ... Dallas is one of the ten largest cities in the United States and the heart of the largest metropolitan area in Texas. ... Santa Fe (Spanish: santa holy, fe faith) is the capital of New Mexico, a state of the United States of America. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Colorado College is a private four-year, co-educational liberal arts college located at the foot of Pikes Peak, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. ... The Art Students League is the name of several American art schools or associations for promotion of art education For the New-York-based school (founded 1875), presumed model for the others, see Art Students League of New York For the Denver-based school and association, see Art Students League... New York, New York redirects here. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Texas Tech University is a doctoral level research university located in Lubbock, Texas, established in 1923 originally as Texas Technological College. ...

External Links

• The artist's website