Emma Stebbins

Emma Stebbins
Born1 September 1815
New York City
Died25 October 1882 (aged 67)
New York City
Burial placeGreen-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
Partner(s)Charlotte Cushman (1857; her death, 1876)
RelativesHenry G. Stebbins (brother)

Emma Stebbins (1 September 1815 – 25 October 1882) was an American sculptor and the first woman to receive a public art commission from New York City. She is best known for her work Angel of the Waters (1873), the centerpiece of the Bethesda Fountain, located on the Bethesda Terrace in Central Park, New York.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Overlooked No More: Emma Stebbins, Who Sculpted an Angel of New York". The New York Times. 2019-05-29. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  2. ^ "Stebbins, Emma | Grove Art". www.oxfordartonline.com. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T081128. ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  3. ^ Cometto, Maria Teresa (2023). Emma and the Angel of Central Park. New York: Bordighera Press. ISBN 978-1-59954-157-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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