HUNTINGTON, Anna Vaughn Hyatt (1876-1973) sculptor, medalist.
Married name: Mrs Archer Milton Huntington.
Born Cambridge, Massachusetts, 10 March 1876.
She earned more than $50,000 a year (1912) as a sculptor as
one of the top American women earners and was listed as a
sculptor in Who's Who before her husband, Archer Milton
Huntington, was listed as a philanthropist. They were married
10 March 1923 when Anna was 47 and Archer was 54. She
signed models AVH monogram before marriage; AHH after.
Honorary Fellow: National Sculpture Society.
Benefactor (with husband): American Numismatic Society
and six other museums, including Brookgreen Gardens.
Her entry is one of longest in BF2 {1999} Falk, Who Was Who
in American Art, detailing her artistic creations.
Recipient of American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold
Medal for Sculpture, 1917, the first woman to receive this award.
Died Bethel, Connecticut, 4 October 1973.
E M B L E M S & C H A R M S
1916 Emblem [Jeton] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art . . . . . . . .. 16.24.1
1922 Womans Roosevelt Memorial Association Pin . Fuld RO.M.23
Auctions:. . . . . CAL 29:868, CAL 32:1943; J&J 8:1443,
J&J 22:1011; PCA 64:1818
G A L V A N O R E L I E F S
Married name: Mrs Archer Milton Huntington.
Born Cambridge, Massachusetts, 10 March 1876.
She earned more than $50,000 a year (1912) as a sculptor as
one of the top American women earners and was listed as a
sculptor in Who's Who before her husband, Archer Milton
Huntington, was listed as a philanthropist. They were married
10 March 1923 when Anna was 47 and Archer was 54. She
signed models AVH monogram before marriage; AHH after.
Honorary Fellow: National Sculpture Society.
Benefactor (with husband): American Numismatic Society
and six other museums, including Brookgreen Gardens.
Her entry is one of longest in BF2 {1999} Falk, Who Was Who
in American Art, detailing her artistic creations.
Recipient of American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold
Medal for Sculpture, 1917, the first woman to receive this award.
Died Bethel, Connecticut, 4 October 1973.
E M B L E M S & C H A R M S
1916 Emblem [Jeton] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art . . . . . . . .. 16.24.1
1922 Womans Roosevelt Memorial Association Pin . Fuld RO.M.23
Auctions:. . . . . CAL 29:868, CAL 32:1943; J&J 8:1443,
J&J 22:1011; PCA 64:1818
G A L V A N O R E L I E F S
1920 Women's Roosevelt Memorial Association Medal Obverse
Galvano (portrait head only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . PCA 50:197, PCA 81:325, PCA 84:254
M E D A L S E R I E S
Society of Medalists:
Galvano (portrait head only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . PCA 50:197, PCA 81:325, PCA 84:254
M E D A L S E R I E S
Society of Medalists:
1943 Society of Medallist 27th Issue . . . . . . MAco 1930-001-027
Auctions:. . . . CAL 28:900; CAL 30:27, CAL 31:176-177,
CAL 33:3027, CAL 35:2027, CAL 35:2027S; J&J 9:390;
J&J 9:392, J&J 11:1049-1050; PCA 48:1471,
PCA 49:1219, PCA 51:381, PCA 58:496, PCA 63:443,
PCA 68:641, PCA 69:422, PCA 72:759[silver],
PCA 75:452-453, PCA 80:1603
Collection: American Numismatic Society [>1] 1943.124.27
Collection: Cornell Univ Johnson Art Gallery . . . . 207
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art . . . . . 43.65.1
Exhibited: AF6 {1955} F.I.D.E.M. Stockholm (1955). . 28
Exhibited: AF7 {1957} F.I.D.E.M. Paris (1957). . . . 203
M E D A L S
Auctions:. . . . CAL 28:900; CAL 30:27, CAL 31:176-177,
CAL 33:3027, CAL 35:2027, CAL 35:2027S; J&J 9:390;
J&J 9:392, J&J 11:1049-1050; PCA 48:1471,
PCA 49:1219, PCA 51:381, PCA 58:496, PCA 63:443,
PCA 68:641, PCA 69:422, PCA 72:759[silver],
PCA 75:452-453, PCA 80:1603
Collection: American Numismatic Society [>1] 1943.124.27
Collection: Cornell Univ Johnson Art Gallery . . . . 207
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art . . . . . 43.65.1
Exhibited: AF6 {1955} F.I.D.E.M. Stockholm (1955). . 28
Exhibited: AF7 {1957} F.I.D.E.M. Paris (1957). . . . 203
M E D A L S
1919 Joan of Arc Statue Dedication Medal. . . . . MAco 1918-008,
Johnson 34
Auctions:. . . . . . J&J 27:738; NAS 72:498; PCA 46:261,
PCA 47:378, PCA 50:402, PCA 55:283, PCA 58:474,
PCA 66:447, PCA 67:346, PCA 68:621, PCA 69:374,
PCA 72:729, PCA 78:466, PCA 80:434, PCA 81:537,
PCA 82:390, PCA 84:374-375
Collection: American Numismatic Soc [>1] . 0000.999.4441
Collection: Cornell Univ Johnson Art Gallery . . . . 206
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art . . . . . 16.24.1
Illustrated: The Numismatist 32:5 (May 1919) page. . 216
Illustrated: National Sculpture Soc AE8 {1923} p . . 297
Sale pricelist: PCA 8:11 (23 October 2011) silver AU .$750
Johnson 34
Auctions:. . . . . . J&J 27:738; NAS 72:498; PCA 46:261,
PCA 47:378, PCA 50:402, PCA 55:283, PCA 58:474,
PCA 66:447, PCA 67:346, PCA 68:621, PCA 69:374,
PCA 72:729, PCA 78:466, PCA 80:434, PCA 81:537,
PCA 82:390, PCA 84:374-375
Collection: American Numismatic Soc [>1] . 0000.999.4441
Collection: Cornell Univ Johnson Art Gallery . . . . 206
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art . . . . . 16.24.1
Illustrated: The Numismatist 32:5 (May 1919) page. . 216
Illustrated: National Sculpture Soc AE8 {1923} p . . 297
Sale pricelist: PCA 8:11 (23 October 2011) silver AU .$750
1920 Resolute Syndicate Medallion . . . . . . . . MAco 1920-021
1920 Women's Roosevelt Memorial Association
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fuld RO.M1, MAco 1920-020
Auctions:. . . . . CAL 29:867, CAL 31:175, CAL 32:1942;
J&J 8:160, J&J 22:1009, J&J 24:649; NAS 72:479;
PCA 63:1287, PCA 65:1516, PCA 66:1095
Collection: American Numismatic Soc [>1] . 0000.999.2123
Collection: Cornell Univ Johnson Art Gallery . . . . 208
Collection: Newark Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Collection: Princeton Library Vermeule (NC2002-72) . 181
Exhibited: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (1991) . . . . . 181
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fuld RO.M1, MAco 1920-020
Auctions:. . . . . CAL 29:867, CAL 31:175, CAL 32:1942;
J&J 8:160, J&J 22:1009, J&J 24:649; NAS 72:479;
PCA 63:1287, PCA 65:1516, PCA 66:1095
Collection: American Numismatic Soc [>1] . 0000.999.2123
Collection: Cornell Univ Johnson Art Gallery . . . . 208
Collection: Newark Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Collection: Princeton Library Vermeule (NC2002-72) . 181
Exhibited: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (1991) . . . . . 181
1921 Mitre Medallion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1922-015
1923 Howells (William Dean) Medallion. . . . . . . MAco 1924-002
Collection: American Numismatic Society . . . 1968.215.1
Illustrated: MA1 {1988} Stahl, Medal In America, p . 208
1926 Hispanic Society La Prensa Plaquette. . . . . MAco 1926-047
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . 0000.999.4447
1971 Huntington (Archer M. & Anna Hyatt) Medal (obv
by Carl Paul Jennewein; rev by Huntington) . MAco 1971-113
Collection: American Numismatic Society . . . 1968.215.1
Illustrated: MA1 {1988} Stahl, Medal In America, p . 208
1926 Hispanic Society La Prensa Plaquette. . . . . MAco 1926-047
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . 0000.999.4447
1971 Huntington (Archer M. & Anna Hyatt) Medal (obv
by Carl Paul Jennewein; rev by Huntington) . MAco 1971-113
1973 Redding Connecticut Bicentennial Medal (designed
by Clayton Knight and Huntington before their deaths,
1969 and 1973 respectively; modeled from their
designs by John Terken). . . . Heath CT117-1, MAco 1967-099
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . CAL 35:58; J&J 21:27
Portrait medals; full length by Sally Swan Carr:
1968 Anna Hyatt Huntington Medal . . . MAco 1968-034
1971 Brookgreen Gardens Huntington Founders Medal
(Archer M. & Anna Hyatt Huntington by Carl Paul
Jennewein; rev Anna Huntington's sculpture,
Fighting Stallions). . . . . . . . . . MAco 1971-113
A R C H I V E S
AAA Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 2 microfilm reels: 3890-3891;
oral interview by George Gurney 28 August 1978, 1 sound tape, 52-page transcript.
SUL Syracuse University Library, Special Collections, Anna Hyatt Huntington Papers,
27 boxes, plus 4 oversize (34 linear feet).
C O L L E C T I O N S
C8 {1965} Gardner 16.24.1, 43.65.1, p 124-125.
C14 {1996} Marqusee 206-208, p 41, (biography) 92.
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D5 {1915} Earle, p 161-163.
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 180, 481.
BA {1937} Who's Who In American Art: 1937 [1ed:213], 1939 [2ed:263-264],
1941 [3ed:321], 1947 [4ed:236], 1953 [5ed:198-199],
1956 [6ed:222-223], 1959 [7ed:272],
1962 [8ed:294-295], 1966 [9ed:222].
1970 [10ed:196].
BE {1943} Webster's Biographical Dictionary, p 747.
BI {1946} Institute, p 1068.
101 {1947} Anna Hyatt Huntington. Athens GA: University of Georgia Press; in
collaboration with the National Sculpture Society (1947) 64 pp, illus. American
Sculpture Series No. 3.
P30 {1973} New York Times (12 Decemberber 1955) Archer Huntington obituary.
H92a {1965}Evans (Cerinda W.) Anna Hyatt Huntington. Newport News VA:
Mariners Museum (1965) 87 pp, illus.
A12 {1968} Craven, p 545-547, (biblio) 739.
101 {1968} McSpadden, p 340-351.
A13 {1968} Proske, p 168-180, (bibliography of 25 items) 530.
Px {1970} Hornstein (Harold) In The Heroic and Classic Mold [Anna Hyatt
Huntington]. Yankee 34:8 (August 1970) p 56-61, 104-109, illus.
S34 {1972} Johnson (Medals of ANS) 34.
P30 {1973} New York Times (4 October 1973) AHH obituary.
A17 {1974} Broder
H92b {1976}Cook (Doris E.) Anna Hyatt Huntington; A Biographical Sketch with …
List of Works. Hartford, CT: Published by the Author, 42 pp.
AEW {1976} Whitney Museum of Art (bio) p 281.
B6 {1976} Who Was Who, p 205.
BW2 {1982} Rubinstein, p 203, illus 5-20.
H92c {1983} Edwards (Susan Harris) Anna Hyatt Huntington, Sculptor and Patron of
American Idealism; Master of Arts dissertation, University of South Carolina
(1983).
H68b{1984} Hill (May Brawley) Malvina Hoffman and ten contemporaries including
Anna Huntington.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 301.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 434.
H92d {1988} Mayor (A. Hyatt) A Century of American Sculpture. New York: Abbeville
Press (1988) written by Anna Huntington’s nephew.
AE1 {1988} Falk, 2:265, 3:246, 247.
A30 {1989} Conner & Rosenkranz, p 71-78, (biblio) 196-197.
AE2 {1990} Art Institute of Chicago, p 466.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 277 (Huntington), 279-280 (Hyatt).
BW4{1990} Chiarmonte, 106, p 223, 325 277, 333 279, 349 282, 359 284, 369 286, 371
287, 2474-2483 661-663.
BW5 {1990} Dunford, p 145-146.
BW6 {1990} Rubinstein, p 162-198, 312.
A32 {1993} Reynolds, p 148-150, 231.
A33 {1993} Salmon, p 41-56, (biblio) 283.
BW8 {1994} Bailey, p 90-91.
A44 {1996} Salmon, American Masters, p 36.
BANB{1999} American National Biography, p 11:527-529, by David B. Dearinger.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1665.
H92d {2003} Slate (Charles) The Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington Sculpture Garden.
Charleston SC: Wyrick (1965)
H92e {2004} Mitchell (Mary) and Goodrich (Albert S.) The Remarkable Huntingtons:
Chronicle of a Marriage. Newtown CT: Budd Drive Press (2004) 168 pp, illus.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 7:467-468.
A46 {2007} Durante (Dianne) Outdoor Monuments of Manhattan. New York: New
York University (2007) 300 pp, illus.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 8:352.
NE2 {1911} ANS (IECM), p 8-9 (biography).
AE {1915} Pan-Pacific Expo Art Exhibit Catalog.
AE8 {1923} NSS Exhibit Catalog, pp 114, 357.
E6 {1927} Trees (Clyde Curlee) Medallic Art in Commerce, Civics, Philanthropy,
Letters and Science. New York: Medallic Art Company (1927) 39 pages.
AE8 {1929} NSS Exhibit Catalog, p 162.
AE {1950} NSS Exhibit Catalog.
AF6 {1955} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibition Catalog 6th Congress Stockholm (1955) 28, p 20.
AF7 {1957} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibition Catalog 7th Congress Paris (1957) 203, p 22.
N10 {1958} Adelson, p 169-170, 220, 306.
P2 {1958} Fuld (Melvin and George) Medallic Memorials To Theodore Roosevelt. The
Numismatist 71:11 (November 1958) pp 1287-1327, illus.
P2 {1962} Society of Medalists New Medal 'African Animals' by Anna Hyatt
Huntington [27th]. Numismatic Review 1:1 (June 1943) p 34, plate 13.
S38 {1977} Heath CT117-1.
MA1 {1988} Stahl (Alan M. editor) The Medal In America: ∙ Elaine J. Leotti "The
American Woman Medalist, A Critical Survey," pp 207-209. ∙ Joseph Veach
Noble "The Society of Medalists" & Circle of Friends of Medallion, pp 223-247.
M68 {2012} Alexander (David Thompson) American Art Medals, 1909-1995; The
Circle of Friends of Medallion and the Society of Medalists, p 101-102.
by Clayton Knight and Huntington before their deaths,
1969 and 1973 respectively; modeled from their
designs by John Terken). . . . Heath CT117-1, MAco 1967-099
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . CAL 35:58; J&J 21:27
Portrait medals; full length by Sally Swan Carr:
1968 Anna Hyatt Huntington Medal . . . MAco 1968-034
1971 Brookgreen Gardens Huntington Founders Medal
(Archer M. & Anna Hyatt Huntington by Carl Paul
Jennewein; rev Anna Huntington's sculpture,
Fighting Stallions). . . . . . . . . . MAco 1971-113
A R C H I V E S
AAA Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 2 microfilm reels: 3890-3891;
oral interview by George Gurney 28 August 1978, 1 sound tape, 52-page transcript.
SUL Syracuse University Library, Special Collections, Anna Hyatt Huntington Papers,
27 boxes, plus 4 oversize (34 linear feet).
C O L L E C T I O N S
C8 {1965} Gardner 16.24.1, 43.65.1, p 124-125.
C14 {1996} Marqusee 206-208, p 41, (biography) 92.
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D5 {1915} Earle, p 161-163.
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 180, 481.
BA {1937} Who's Who In American Art: 1937 [1ed:213], 1939 [2ed:263-264],
1941 [3ed:321], 1947 [4ed:236], 1953 [5ed:198-199],
1956 [6ed:222-223], 1959 [7ed:272],
1962 [8ed:294-295], 1966 [9ed:222].
1970 [10ed:196].
BE {1943} Webster's Biographical Dictionary, p 747.
BI {1946} Institute, p 1068.
101 {1947} Anna Hyatt Huntington. Athens GA: University of Georgia Press; in
collaboration with the National Sculpture Society (1947) 64 pp, illus. American
Sculpture Series No. 3.
P30 {1973} New York Times (12 Decemberber 1955) Archer Huntington obituary.
H92a {1965}Evans (Cerinda W.) Anna Hyatt Huntington. Newport News VA:
Mariners Museum (1965) 87 pp, illus.
A12 {1968} Craven, p 545-547, (biblio) 739.
101 {1968} McSpadden, p 340-351.
A13 {1968} Proske, p 168-180, (bibliography of 25 items) 530.
Px {1970} Hornstein (Harold) In The Heroic and Classic Mold [Anna Hyatt
Huntington]. Yankee 34:8 (August 1970) p 56-61, 104-109, illus.
S34 {1972} Johnson (Medals of ANS) 34.
P30 {1973} New York Times (4 October 1973) AHH obituary.
A17 {1974} Broder
H92b {1976}Cook (Doris E.) Anna Hyatt Huntington; A Biographical Sketch with …
List of Works. Hartford, CT: Published by the Author, 42 pp.
AEW {1976} Whitney Museum of Art (bio) p 281.
B6 {1976} Who Was Who, p 205.
BW2 {1982} Rubinstein, p 203, illus 5-20.
H92c {1983} Edwards (Susan Harris) Anna Hyatt Huntington, Sculptor and Patron of
American Idealism; Master of Arts dissertation, University of South Carolina
(1983).
H68b{1984} Hill (May Brawley) Malvina Hoffman and ten contemporaries including
Anna Huntington.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 301.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 434.
H92d {1988} Mayor (A. Hyatt) A Century of American Sculpture. New York: Abbeville
Press (1988) written by Anna Huntington’s nephew.
AE1 {1988} Falk, 2:265, 3:246, 247.
A30 {1989} Conner & Rosenkranz, p 71-78, (biblio) 196-197.
AE2 {1990} Art Institute of Chicago, p 466.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 277 (Huntington), 279-280 (Hyatt).
BW4{1990} Chiarmonte, 106, p 223, 325 277, 333 279, 349 282, 359 284, 369 286, 371
287, 2474-2483 661-663.
BW5 {1990} Dunford, p 145-146.
BW6 {1990} Rubinstein, p 162-198, 312.
A32 {1993} Reynolds, p 148-150, 231.
A33 {1993} Salmon, p 41-56, (biblio) 283.
BW8 {1994} Bailey, p 90-91.
A44 {1996} Salmon, American Masters, p 36.
BANB{1999} American National Biography, p 11:527-529, by David B. Dearinger.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1665.
H92d {2003} Slate (Charles) The Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington Sculpture Garden.
Charleston SC: Wyrick (1965)
H92e {2004} Mitchell (Mary) and Goodrich (Albert S.) The Remarkable Huntingtons:
Chronicle of a Marriage. Newtown CT: Budd Drive Press (2004) 168 pp, illus.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 7:467-468.
A46 {2007} Durante (Dianne) Outdoor Monuments of Manhattan. New York: New
York University (2007) 300 pp, illus.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 8:352.
NE2 {1911} ANS (IECM), p 8-9 (biography).
AE {1915} Pan-Pacific Expo Art Exhibit Catalog.
AE8 {1923} NSS Exhibit Catalog, pp 114, 357.
E6 {1927} Trees (Clyde Curlee) Medallic Art in Commerce, Civics, Philanthropy,
Letters and Science. New York: Medallic Art Company (1927) 39 pages.
AE8 {1929} NSS Exhibit Catalog, p 162.
AE {1950} NSS Exhibit Catalog.
AF6 {1955} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibition Catalog 6th Congress Stockholm (1955) 28, p 20.
AF7 {1957} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibition Catalog 7th Congress Paris (1957) 203, p 22.
N10 {1958} Adelson, p 169-170, 220, 306.
P2 {1958} Fuld (Melvin and George) Medallic Memorials To Theodore Roosevelt. The
Numismatist 71:11 (November 1958) pp 1287-1327, illus.
P2 {1962} Society of Medalists New Medal 'African Animals' by Anna Hyatt
Huntington [27th]. Numismatic Review 1:1 (June 1943) p 34, plate 13.
S38 {1977} Heath CT117-1.
MA1 {1988} Stahl (Alan M. editor) The Medal In America: ∙ Elaine J. Leotti "The
American Woman Medalist, A Critical Survey," pp 207-209. ∙ Joseph Veach
Noble "The Society of Medalists" & Circle of Friends of Medallion, pp 223-247.
M68 {2012} Alexander (David Thompson) American Art Medals, 1909-1995; The
Circle of Friends of Medallion and the Society of Medalists, p 101-102.