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OverviewDreaming with Animals is the first children’s biography of celebrated sculptor and Brookgreen Gardens cofounder Anna Hyatt Huntington. Her remarkable life serves as an inspiration not only because of the greatness of her art but also because of her courage and perseverance. L. Kerr Dunn highlights how Anna overcame society’s expectations of women and survived a life-threatening illness to become a prolific sculptor and an important benefactor of art and wildlife until her death at age ninety-seven. As a young woman, Anna moved to New York City at a time when American women of her class rarely lived alone or worked outside the home. Although she studied briefly under famous sculptors, she soon felt restless and left art school and began to teach herself to sculpt animals by watching them closely, trying to see the animal’s true spirit and then representing that spirit in her work. Over time Anna established herself as an important animalier, an artist specializing in realistic portrayals of animals. By 1915 she was one of only ten American women artists earning enough money from the sales of her art to support herself. Later, with her husband, Archer Huntington, Anna founded South Carolina sculpture garden and wildlife preserve Brookgreen Gardens, the country’s first public sculpture garden and the world’s largest collection of figurative sculpture by American artists in an outdoor setting. This biography provides engaging details of Anna’s life, such as her tendency as a child to lie in pastures studying horses; her travels around the country with her husband in a trailer full of monkeys, dogs, and birds; and the couple’s purchase of a zoo. In Dreaming with Animals, Dunn has provided us with an affecting portrait of a strong, capable, talented, and innovative woman Robin R. Salmon, vice president for collections and curator of sculpture at Brookgreen Gardens, provides a foreword. Full Product DetailsAuthor: L. Kerr Dunn , Monica Wyrick , Robin R. SalmonPublisher: University of South Carolina Press Imprint: University of South Carolina Press ISBN: 9781611178203ISBN 10: 1611178207 Pages: 40 Publication Date: 30 October 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsDunn's well-researched book tells the story of the brilliant artist Anna Hyatt Huntington, adopted daughter of South Carolina and citizen of the world. This book is a gift to anyone interested in issues of women's rights, animal life, art, and more. Dreaming with Animals is a beautifully written story about living a life of purpose and love. --Dinah Johnson, children's book author Dreaming with Animals is a beautiful and beautifully illustrated true story that will appeal to young artists, animal lovers, naturalists, and dreamers. Pair this book with a visit to Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, for an unforgettable experience in art and nature. --Courtney McKinney-Whitaker, author of The Last Sister Dreaming with Animals is a beautiful and beautifully illustrated true story that will appeal to young artists, animal lovers, naturalists, and dreamers. Pair this book with a visit to Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, for an unforgettable experience in art and nature. --Courtney McKinney-Whitaker, author of The Last Sister Dunn's well-researched book tells the story of the brilliant artist Anna Hyatt Huntington, adopted daughter of South Carolina and citizen of the world. This book is a gift to anyone interested in issues of women's rights, animal life, art, and more. Dreaming with Animals is a beautifully written story about living a life of purpose and love. --Dinah Johnson, children's book author Author InformationL. Kerr Dunn is an associate professor in the Center for Academic Excellence and the Writing Center at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is interested in relationships among art, science, and health, one of the many reasons she became intrigued by the life of Anna Hyatt Huntington. Her published works include a poetry chapbook, Read between the Sheets, and the anthology Mysterious Medicine: The Doctor-Scientist Tales of Hawthorne and Poe. Monica Wyrick has a fine arts degree from the University of Dayton and has worked in advertising, as a muralist, and as an art instructor. The illustrator of Crabbing: A Lowcountry Family Tradition, published by the University of South Carolina Press, Wyrick and her husband live in South Carolina and have three grown children. Robin R. Salmon is vice president for collections and curator of sculpture at Brookgreen Gardens. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |