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Fully clad in battle armor, Joan of Arc stands tall in her stirrups, fixing her eyes on her upheld sword in a moment of resolute focus. Her steed awaits its master's command, raising its front leg in expectation of the impending charge. The stallion's suspenseful gaze, open mouth, and flexed muscles reveal its eagerness to rush forward into battle.
Anna Vaughn Hyatt (later Huntington) made her first clay statue of Joan of Arc in 1909 and entered a plaster cast of the work at the Paris Salon the following year. She was awarded Honorable Mention by the Academy, and from then on she received multiple commissions for large-scale reproductions of her equestrian Joan of Arc. Huntington, a native of Boston, studied art in Paris and drew inspiration from her surroundings there. She selected a handsome stallion from the stables used by the Grands Magasin du Louvre, a department store in Paris, as the model for the horse. Marion Boyd Allen, another Boston artist, painted a portrait of Huntington working on a clay model of the sculpture in 1915.
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modeled, 1910; cast c. 1915
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From 1924: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Kiest Memorial Fund [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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UMO: 264295792 American Portraiture, Martha MacLeod 8/31/11
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WEB RESOURCES
- Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College, Lynchburg, VA~Check out this painting by Marion Boyd Allen of Anna Hyatt Hungtington née Vaughn creating one of her Joan of Arc sculptures.
- YouTube~Watch this video from South Carolina Educational Television to learn more about Anna Hyatt Huntington.
- YouTube~Watch this video biography of Joan of Arc created by CloudBiography.com.
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- After winning a prize for one her Joan of Arc sculptures at the Paris Salon, Anna Hyatt Huntington received a commission to create a Joan of Arc sculpture for New York's Riverside Park. It was the first public sculpture of a woman created by a woman to be displayed in New York City.
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General Description
Fully clad in battle armor, Joan of Arc stands tall in her stirrups, fixing her eyes on her upheld sword in a moment of resolute focus. Her steed awaits its master's command, raising its front leg in expectation of the impending charge. The stallion's suspenseful gaze, open mouth, and flexed muscles reveal its eagerness to rush forward into battle.
Anna Vaughn Hyatt (later Huntington) made her first clay statue of Joan of Arc in 1909 and entered a plaster cast of the work at the Paris Salon the following year. She was awarded Honorable Mention by the Academy, and from then on she received multiple commissions for large-scale reproductions of her equestrian Joan of Arc. Huntington, a native of Boston, studied art in Paris and drew inspiration from her surroundings there. She selected a handsome stallion from the stables used by the Grands Magasin du Louvre, a department store in Paris, as the model for the horse. Marion Boyd Allen, another Boston artist, painted a portrait of Huntington working on a clay model of the sculpture in 1915.
Adapted from
DMA label text
Fun Facts
- After winning a prize for one her Joan of Arc sculptures at the Paris Salon, Anna Hyatt Huntington received a commission to create a Joan of Arc sculpture for New York's Riverside Park. It was the first public sculpture of a woman created by a woman to be displayed in New York City.
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College, Lynchburg, VA~Check out this painting by Marion Boyd Allen of Anna Hyatt Hungtington née Vaughn creating one of her Joan of Arc sculptures.
- YouTube~Watch this video from South Carolina Educational Television to learn more about Anna Hyatt Huntington.
- YouTube~Watch this video biography of Joan of Arc created by CloudBiography.com.
Notes
modeled, 1910; cast c. 1915
Object File Reviewed
Checked Piction.
Geography unverified.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Huntington, Anna Hyatt (American, 1876-1973)
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Bronze
Historical periods
Individuals
Joan of Arc
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1924: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Kiest Memorial Fund [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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UMO: 264295792 American Portraiture, Martha MacLeod 8/31/11
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