Emma Stebbins Exhibition Interview - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 324
Update: 2025-09-20
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Emma Stebbins Exhibition Interview
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 324 with Heather Rose Jones
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 324 with Heather Rose Jones
In this episode we interview Heckscher Museum curator Karli Wurzelbacher about her upcoming exhibition of the work of American sculptor Emma Stebbins:
- Stebbins’ background and biography
- Genres that Stebbins worked in
- Technical process of creating sculptures
- Rome as a magnet for the international sculpture community
- Discrimination against female sculptors
- The expatriate community in Rome
- How Stebbins met actress Charlotte Cushman and their relationship
- Major works
- Exhibition contents
- Her groundbreaking subjects
- The intersection of allegory and industry
- Stebbins’ reputation in her own time
Exhibition details: Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington, New York, September 28, 2025 - March 15, 2026 - Support for the exhibition includes:
- Terra Foundation for American Art
- Henry Luce Foundation
- Robin T. Hadley and Richard T. Cunniff, Jr.
- Andrea B. and Peter D. Klein
- Priscilla and Robert Hughes
- This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here: Emma Stebbins
- For additional historic context, check out our podcast on Charlotte Cushman.
A transcript of this podcast will be added here when available.
Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp
- Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog
- RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/
- Twitter: @LesbianMotif
- Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server
- The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon
Links to Heather Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com
- Email: Heather Rose Jones
- Mastodon: @heatherrosejones@Wandering.Shop
- Bluesky: @heatherrosejones
- Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)
Links to the Heckscher Museum of Art Online
- Website: Stebbins Exhibition
- Instagram: @heckschermuseum
- Facebook: Heckscher.org
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