Everyone Loves Linda

One of the Denver Art Museum's most popular pieces of art, it seems as though just about everyone loves John DeAndrea's ultra-lifelike sculpture, Linda. Since making her first appearance in 1984, Linda has mesmerized visitors of all ages.

Linda is one of the Museum's most-frequently asked about works of art. However, because the polyvinyl material she is made of is very sensitive to climate and lighting conditions, the Museum cannot keep Linda on display continually.

Displayed and collected internationally, DeAndrea's sculptures extend the tradition of realism to its extreme. To create Linda, the Colorado-based artist took a plaster mold directly from the body of a living model, then cast the form in polyvinyl. Next, he meticulously painted the surfaces, including such tiny details as freckles, before he finished off by applying natural hair, brows, and eyelashes-strand by strand. He once said, "If I could make it breathe I'd say, 'I've done a good day's work now.'"

Don't miss your chance to see Linda, on view on the third floor of the Hamilton Building at the Denver Art Museum February 1 through March 4, 2007! -- www.denverartmuseum.org