Hyatt Huntington, Anna Vaughn (1876-1973)
Bear Cub. Modeled 1905, cast later.Bronze with brown patina with inscribed signature on base, "Anna V. Hyatt" stamped and numbered by the Gorham Foundry with the foundry mark Q4 and #129, 3 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 3 in.Hyatt Huntington was an extremely prolific and successful sculptor of public monuments famous for her work depicting animals in particular. "Anna Hyatt Huntington, one of the leading American sculptors of her generation, was active in her career for more than seventy of her ninety-eight years; at age ninety she completed her last equestrian statue. She worked in several mediums and created hundreds of works ranging from small bronzes to monumental equestrians. Although wild and domestic animals were Huntington's favorite subjects, she also modeled portrait busts and made vigorous studies of the human figure. Her general approach was based on and continued the French naturalistic tradition of Barye, Frémiet, and Falguière, and her works of art always reflected a keen observation of nature and revealed a mastery of technique." (Quoted from Myrna G. Eden's Energy and Individuality in the Art of Anna Huntington, Sculptor and Amy Beach, Composer, Scarecrow Press, 1987.)