Friday, November 21, 2025
12 – 1 pm
Emma Stebbins (1815–1882) was one of the most important American sculptors of the nineteenth century. To accompany the first-ever museum exhibition of her work, The Heckscher Museum of Art has just released the scholarly publication Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History (distributed by Penn State University Press). In this virtual lunchtime panel discussion, three of the book’s authors will share new research on Stebbins.
Speakers and Topics:
“At Home Abroad: Emma Stebbins’s Social and Intellectual Circles”
Dr. Katrin Horn, Professor of Gender Studies, University of Greifswald’s Institute for British and North American Studies
“All the Material Things: Industry, Labor, Health, and Environment in Emma Stebbins’s Sculptures”
Dr. Laura Turner Igoe, Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest Chief Curator, James A. Michener Art Museum
“The Better Angels of Our Genders”
Dr. Melissa L. Gustin, Curator of British Art, National Museums Liverpool
Moderated by Dr. Karli Wurzelbacher, Curator and Editor of Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History, The Heckscher Museum of Art
$10 Non-Members, Members Free
Registration required.
