Anne Whitney

Anne Whitney
Drawing of Whitney
Born	(1821-09-02)September 2, 1821 Watertown, Massachusetts, US
Died	January 23, 1915(1915-01-23) (aged 93) Boston, Massachusetts, US
Resting place	Mount Auburn Cemetery
Known for	Sculptor, poet

Anne Whitney (September 2, 1821 – January 23, 1915) 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.

Through her art, she expressed her liberal views regarding abolition, women's rights, and other social issues. Prominent historical figures are depicted in her sculptures, including Harriet Beecher Stowe. She portrayed women who lived ground-breaking lives as suffragists, professional artists, and non-traditional positions for women at the time, including noted economist and Wellesley College president Alice Freeman Palmer. Unusual for her era, she lived an unconventional, independent life and had a lifelong relationship with fellow artist, Abby Adeline Manning, with whom she lived and traveled to Europe.