Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History

Examines the full scope of Stebbins's career as one of the most significant American sculptors of the nineteenth century. From 1857 to 1870 created innovative marble and bronze sculptures while living in Rome. Work includes inventive interpretations of literary and biblical subjects and allegories of American industry. With the Bethesda Fountain in 1863 became the first woman to earn a commission for a public sculpture from the City of New York. Exhibition organized by The Heckscher Museum of Art, curated by Karli Wurzelbacher, Ph.D.