“I do not see what is gained to the world you would - always - help by your withholding your presence from the little fete which is intended to honor your one friend.”
About Anne Whitney
2 September 1821–23 January 1915
In the pantheon of 19th-century American artists, few figures embody the spirit of creative rebellion and social conscience as powerfully as Anne Whitney. Born into an era when women were expected to confine their artistic pursuits to watercolors and embroidery, Whitney defied convention to become one of America's…