Anna Hyatt Huntington (American, 1876 - 1973). Recumbent greyhound bronze sculpture. Signed Anna Hyatt Huntington, 1935. Numbered VIII. As seen on the Antiques Roadshow, episodes #1318, #2128, #2722, and #2716.
12" H x 26" W x 8.5" D

Gifted from the artist to Ruth A. Haas (1903 - 1986), first woman in Connecticut's history to head a state college in 1947. Later elected as the first female president of the Eastern States Association of Professional Schools for Teachers, president of the Connecticut Council on Higher Education, and president of the New England Association of Teachers Colleges. Alongside her groundbreaking career path, Ms. Haas was very involved in her local community, serving as a Trustee of Danbury Hospital, as a Trustee of the Danbury Library, as a Trustee of the Scott-Fanton Museum and as a member of the Bicentennial Commission. In 1969, the new library at Western Connecticut State College was named in her honor.
Inherited by Frederica 'Fritzi' Batchelor (1947 - 2022). Following in her maternal aunt's footsteps, Ms. Batchelor was a long-time employee of the University of Connecticut, serving as Head of the Libraries' Information Technology Services. Following her retirement in 2002, a microcomputer laboratory was named in her honor.