Anne Whitney
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Title
Anne Whitney
Subject
Whitney, Anne, 1821-1915
Artists--Sculptors--US American
Description
Anne Whitney is one of the few successful, female US-American sculptors of the nineteenth century. She is born in Watertown, Massachusetts (the same place as Harriet Hosmer). Together with her partner Abby Adeline Manning (1836–1906), a painter, she is living in Rome for several years, where she becomes part of the same art community as Emma Stebbins, Edmonia Lewis, and Harriet Hosmer.
Sie returns to the US in 1871. In 1873, she wins a competition to sculpt Samuel Adams' statue at the US Capitol.
Sie returns to the US in 1871. In 1873, she wins a competition to sculpt Samuel Adams' statue at the US Capitol.
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Reference
Person
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
1821-09-2
Birthplace
Watertown, MA, US
Death Date
1915
Nationality
US-American
Occupation
sculptor
poet
Secondary Texts: Comments
For further biographical information and notes on the female artist community in Italy, please visit Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide;
For information about where she is buried, go to Mount Abourn;
The Smithsonian lists one of her works of art here;
The official site of the Capitol describes her as one of the few well-known, female, US-American sculptors, who "had to spend time abroad to be successful in America."
For information about where she is buried, go to Mount Abourn;
The Smithsonian lists one of her works of art here;
The official site of the Capitol describes her as one of the few well-known, female, US-American sculptors, who "had to spend time abroad to be successful in America."
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“Anne Whitney,” Archival Gossip Collection, accessed April 16, 2024, https://archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/535.