Active in the 1950's, Virginia created horse sculpures from balsa armatures covered in shaved veal hides; her pintos were the nicest and had hand-picked and fitted spotted hides. Although they sound morbid, these wonderful pieces were exceptionally well-done and exhibited very good breed type. Virginia was once featured on a 50's news-reel show which some have been lucky enough to see on American Movie Classics; her sculptures have always been popular collector's pieces but are very hard to find these days.