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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Anna Hyatt-Huntington
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.huntin64
- Creators:
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Huntington, Anna Hyatt, 1876-1973Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994
- Dates:
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circa 1964
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Sound tape reelSound recording5 in.53 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Anna Hyatt-Huntington conducted circa 1964, by Dorothy Seckler, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Hyatt-Huntington speaks of having no formal art training; studying animals and their anatomy; first piece with her sister; Balchalx Circus; New York at age 24 sculpting and selling pieces; her stays in France and Naples; use of old Daubigny studio; sources of animals for models; New York studio; methods of work; process of enlarging pieces; period of illness; her marriage to Archer Huntington; sculptures, "Joan of Arc," "Don Quixote," "Touch of Arrow," "Lion"; realism in her work; travels in Spain, North Africa; and Thomas W. Lawson, Archer Huntington, and Brookgreen Gardens.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Animal sculptor, Bethel, Conn., b. 1876; d. 1973
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on line at http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/huntin64.htm
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Keywords
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Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Animal sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art, American | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Animal sculpture | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Women artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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Huntington, Archer M., 1870-1955 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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