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Anne Whitney

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American sculptor (1821-1915)

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Anne Whitney was an American sculptor and poet. She made full-length and bust sculptures of prominent political and historical figures, and her works are in major museums in the United States. She received prestigious commissions for monuments.

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Africa, 1864, made during the Civil War to express her beliefs about abolition of slaveryAfrica, 1864, made during the Civil War to express her beliefs about abolition of slaveryAnne Whitney, Laura Brown, 1859, Smithsonian American Art MuseumAnne Whitney, Laura Brown, 1859, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Anne Whitney was an American sculptor and poet. She made full-length and bust sculptures of prominent political and historical figures, and her works are in major museums in the United States. She received prestigious commissions for monuments. Two statues of Samuel Adams were made by Whitney and are located in Washington, D.C.'s National Statuary Hall Collection and in front of Faneuil Hall in Boston. She also created two monuments to Leif Erikson.

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United States
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Lived 1821 to 1915 · aged 93
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