Anna Hyatt Huntington: 23 interesting facts

Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (March 10, 1876 – October 4, 1973) was an American sculptor who was accompanied by New York City’s most prominent sculptors in the upfront 20th century. At a epoch when certainly few women were rich artists, she had a successful career. Hyatt Huntington exhibited often, traveled widely, received vital acclaim at house and abroad, and won merged awards and commissions.

During the first two decades of the 20th century, Hyatt Huntington became famous for her animal sculptures, which combine colorful emotional severity with clever realism. In 1915, she created the first public monument by a woman to be erected in New York City. Her Joan of Arc, located upon Riverside Drive at 93rd Street, is the city’s first monument dedicated to a historical woman.