John Steinbeck in 1939 Born

Adaptations[edit]

A number of Virginia Woolf's works have been adapted for the screen, and her play Freshwater (1935)^[198] is the basis for a 1994 chamber opera, Freshwater, by Andy Vores. The final segment of the 2018 London Unplugged is adapted from her short story Kew Gardens. Septimus and Clarissa, a stage adaptation of Mrs. Dalloway was created and produced by the New York-based ensemble Ripe Time in 2011 at the Baruch Performing Arts Center. It was adapted by Ellen McLaughlin, and directed and devised by Rachel Dickstein. It was nominated for a 2012 Drama League award for Outstanding Production, a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Score (Gina Leishman) and a Joe A. Calloway Award nomination for outstanding direction (Rachel Dickstein.)

Legacy[edit]

Memorials

Plaque honouring Virginia Woolf on the building bearing her name, King's College, London, Kingsway

Woolf's bust in Tavistock Square, London, by Stephen Tomlin, 1931. Erected by the Virginia Woolf Society of Great Britain, 2004.

Virginia Woolf is known for her contributions to 20th-century literature and her essays, as well as the influence she has had on literary, particularly feminist criticism. A number of authors have stated that their work was influenced by her, including Margaret Atwood, Michael Cunningham,^[ag] Gabriel García Márquez,^[ah] and Toni Morrison.^[ai] Her iconic image^[385] is instantly recognisable from the Beresford portrait of her at twenty (at the top of this page) to the Beck and Macgregor portrait in her mother's dress in Vogue at 44 (see image) or Man Ray's cover of Time magazine (see image) at 55.^[386] More postcards of Woolf are sold by the National Portrait Gallery, London than any other person.^[387] Her image is ubiquitous, and can be found on products ranging from tea towels to T-shirts.^[386]

Virginia Woolf is studied around the world, with organisations such as the Virginia Woolf Society,^[388] and The Virginia Woolf Society of Japan. In addition, trusts—such as the Asham Trust—encourage writers in her honour.^[232] Although she had no descendants, a number of her extended family are notable.^[389]