Adda "Andy" Thyra Elise Louise Husted-Andersen (August 5, 1898 – September 13, 1990)[1] was a Danish-born American Modernist jeweler, silversmith, metalsmith, and educator.
[4] Husted-Andersen studied at Copenhagen Technical College, under Thyra Vieth (1866–1938) and later at Badisch Kunstgewerbeschule (Baden Applied Arts and Crafts School) in Pforzheim, Germany.
[7] Husted-Andersen arrived in New York City in 1930, and worked with Georg Jensen enameling homewares.
[3] She taught courses at the Craft Students League (CSL) of New York City.
[7][9] Husted-Andersen's students included Glenda Arentzen,[10][11] Walter Rhodes (1896–1968),[12] Ann Orr Morris,[13] Pearl Schecter (1903–1976),[14] Frances Higgins (née Stewart, 1912–2004),[7] Henry Petzal,[15] and others.