Published on occasion of the exhibition Goddess, Heroine, Beast: Anna Hyatt Huntington's New York Sculpture, 1902–1936, this exhibition catalogue celbrates the life and work of New York City sculptor, Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876–1973). Hyatt Huntington's work is displayed in many of New York's leading institutions and outdoor spaces, including Columbia University, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Academy of Design, the New-York Historical Society, the Hispanic Society, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Central Park, Riverside Park, and the Bronx Zoo. Despite the presence of her sculptures throughout the city, Hyatt Huntington is not well-recognized today. This publication aims to redress that by focusing on her noted New York career, including the first public monument in New York City by a woman: her Joan of Arc on Riverside Drive and 93rd street. Over thirteen feet high, her martial equestrian heroine, clad in armor from head to toe and cast in bronze, was also the city's first public monument to a historical woman. Meanwhile, Hyatt Huntington had become famous for her animal sculptures that combined ferocious spirit with skillful realism, many of which are included in this exhibition catalogue.

Jim Holway, Ph.D., FAICP, was the project manager for this effort and the primary report author. Jim Holway directed Western Lands and Communities, the Lincoln Institute’s former joint venture with the Sonoran Institute, based in Phoenix, Arizona. He was previously assistant director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. He is now the director of the Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
Don Elliott, FAICP, contributed throughout this project, including authoring the initial working paper for the first experts convening. Don also contributed significantly to the conceptual framework for the challenges and best practices. He is a director in Clarion Associates’ Denver office. He is a land use lawyer and city planner with 21 years of related experience. Don has drafted award-winning land use regulations for Denver and Aurora, Colorado, and has spoken and written extensively on a wide variety of land use and legal topics.
Anna Trentadue contributed throughout this project. She authored two working papers that provided much of the content for Chapter 2 as well as some of the introductory language. Anna is the staff attorney and program director for Valley Advocates for Responsible Development (VARD) in Teton County, Idaho.