Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

Curator Karli Wurzelbacher examines the life and work of Emma Stebbins, the pioneering sculptor behind the iconic Angel of the Waters atop Central Park's Bethesda Fountain, in a lecture that considers the artist's full body of work in dialogue with contemporary conversations around gender and sexuality, ecology and industry, and the evolving role of public art.

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