Hettie Anderson: Gilded Age Goddess Model & Muse Exhibition Opening
Schedule
Tue Mar 21 2023 at 04:00 pm to 07:00 pm
Location
South Carolina Department of Archives & History | Columbia, SC
First exhibition documenting the life and career of one of Columbia’s most sought after models of the Gilded Age.About this Event
Hettie Anderson, a woman of African decent, born, Harriette Eugenia Dickerson, in Columbia, South Carolina was a favorite of numerous famous artist and sculptors, including the world renowned sculptor, Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Saint-Gaudens described Hettie as “certainly the handsomest model I have ever seen of either sex.” She is Victory, the winged goddess leading General William Tecumseh Sherman in Saint-Gaudens iconic statue in New York City’s Central Park. She is also the goddess who stands atop what is now the David N. Dinkins Manhattan Municipal Building. Her likeness is on the $20 gold coin known as the Saint-Gaudens double eagle, regarded as “The Most Beautiful Coin in the World.” This exhibition documenting her life and career will open on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 and will continue through December 31, 2023. Please join us for the opening of this monumental event! Add speaker, food, entertainment.
Supported by: SC Humanities, The SC Numismatic Society, Midlands Coin Club, Palmetto Federal Credit Union
Where is it happening?
South Carolina Department of Archives & History, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, United StatesUSD 0.00
