Anna Hubbard: Out Of The Shadows; Author: Cunningham, Mia; Hardback; Book

Author: Cunningham, Mia
Hardback; Book; 53 B&w Photographs
224 pages
Published: May 2001
The University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813121892

Anna Eikenhout (1902-1986) was an honors graduate of Ohio State University, a fine-arts librarian, a skilled pianist, and an avid reader in three languages. Harlan Hubbard (1900-1988), a little-known painter and would-be shanty-boater, seemed an unlikely husband, but together they lived a life out of the pages of Thoreau's Walden.Much of what is known about the Hubbards comes from Harlan's books and journals. Concerning the seasons and the landscape, his writing was rapturous, but he was emotionally reticent when discussing human affairs in general or Anna in particular. Yet it was through her efforts that their life on the river was truly civilized. Visitors to Payne Hollow recall Anna as a generous, gracious hostess, whose intelligence and artistry made the small house seemMuch of what is known about the lifes of Harlan and Anna Hubbard comes from Harlan's books and journals, which were emotionally reticent when discussing human affairs. This book looks at Anna's life, her roles as a wife and homemaker, and a generous hostess.