Statue of Virginia Woolf

Statue of Virginia Woolf
The statue in 2022
Coordinates	51°27′29″N0°18′24″W / 51.4581°N 0.3066°W / 51.4581; -0.3066

A statue of writer Virginia Woolf sits overlooking the Thames at Richmond Riverside in London, United Kingdom. It was sculpted by Laury Dizengremel and erected in November 2022. ^[1]

Location

The statue stands in Richmond, where Woolf established her publishing house Hogarth Press with her husband, named after Hogarth House where the two lived. Cheryl Robson, a fundraiser for the statue, mentioned that Woolf's diaries suggested she would frequently enjoy the views from the banks of the Thames around Richmond. ^{[2] [3]}

In November 2021, the statue's position created some controversy in relation to the nature of Woolf's death, as she had committed suicide by drowning in a river. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. Guest, Katy (16 November 2022). "A Statue of One's Own: the new Virginia Woolf sculpture that's challenging stereotypes". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 4 February 2026.
2. Temple, Emily (16 November 2022). "You can finally take a selfie with a full-size statue of Virginia Woolf". Literary Hub . Retrieved 4 February 2026.
3. Flood, Alison (13 November 2020). "Virginia Woolf statue fundraiser flooded with donations after Wollstonecraft controversy". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 4 February 2026.
4. Sandeman, George (20 November 2021). "Virginia Woolf statue on Richmond Riverside opposed over fears of copycat suicides". The Times . Retrieved 4 February 2026.
5. Taylor, Harry (20 November 2021). "Planned Virginia Woolf statue challenged as insensitive". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 4 February 2026.

External links

• Media related to Statue of Virginia Woolf, Richmond Riverside at Wikimedia Commons