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As part of Women’s History Month, Brookgreen hosted an event to honor Anna Hyatt Huntington’s Legacy and to honor the award recipients. Both awards were presented at the Anna Hyatt Huntington Award Luncheon, on Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington’s “3-in-1 Day”, which marks their shared birthdates and wedding date.
Anna Hyatt Huntington Woman of Vision Award for a contemporary woman leader advancing the arts
M. Russell Holliday, 2022 Honoree
Russell Holliday served as a Brookgreen Gardens Term Trustee from 2005 until her retirement from the Board in 2017. She is a member of one of the oldest families in Horry County whose history in the Lowcountry began with the first Holliday family business established in Galivants Ferry in 1869. She is currently President of Monroe Management, LLC, an asset management company that manages Holliday Associates and other Holliday family assets. Russell is a graduate of Converse College in Spartanburg with a B.A. in English. She serves as a member of the Hollings Cancer Center Foundation, The Citadel Foundation and Spoleto Festival USA. She is a past member of the Boards of The Palmetto Project, The Nature Conservancy of South Carolina and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. She and her family organize The Galivants Ferry Stump Speaking which is a Local Legacy of South Carolina in The Library of Congress. The Stump has been in existence since 1876 and is the oldest known continuously operating stump speaking in the United States. Russell is an avid golfer who also enjoys hunting, photography, scuba diving, and croquet. She is married to Hal Cottingham. The Russell Holliday Cottage was made possible not only through Russell’s monetary donation, but also through her dedication of time and effort to see the project completed.
Next Generation Award for a student leader advancing the arts
Samantha Senig, Coastal Carolina University, 2022 Honoree
Next Generation Award To inspire the next generation of artists, Brookgreen Gardens presents the Next Generation Award to a college student who uses her creative gifts to make an impact on the community. This student will be awarded a scholarship to participate in the Master Sculpture Workshop of her choice at Brookgreen.
Anna Hyatt Huntington
Known as one of the finest American animal sculptors of the Twentieth Century, Anna Hyatt Huntington created work that was placed in public locations throughout the country and around the world, as well as in numerous museum and private collections. In mid-1931, Anna, along with her husband, Archer, established Brookgreen Gardens, the first public sculpture garden in America and a preserve for native plants and animals. In 1992, Brookgreen Gardens was designated a National Historic Landmark due to Anna Hyatt Huntington’s significance as an artist and patron of the arts and because of the number of women represented in the sculpture collection, making it an important site for women's history in America.