New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-02
THE LATE MISS EMMA sTEBBINs.

the EdttOF OF inc LTtO""e'
SIR: Within the past week a highly gltted
woman has died at her home here IN New" lorA' whose
work as sculptor and artist deserves some notice In your
naner Nlss Stebbps was OF peculiarly retiring, mod
eat d,spogitlon She Withdrew much into the shade OF
prlyate life aud for this reason the full extent OF
her accomplishments may not be known TO the puOue
she was the sister OF Henry G Ste00ins, esq whose
death was deeply deplored last winter she was porn
in tpi city and from her earliest years was devoted
art student She designed aud executed WORKS III crayon
paste oil and water coors but pursued her work solely
a. the amusement OF an amateur never exhibiting any
thing in public until after she had taken up her resi-
dence in Rome in 1857 The pervading art lie Oh the
Eternal City stimulated her energy and she determined
10 make sculpture her profession having previously ds
covered that ner attraction TO form was stronger IMAM
any other artistic line. She studied hrst with Faul
Aer but soon opened studio Of her own ana entered
upon her profession with enthusiasm Her first WORK
which won sDecial notice was inspired by Tennysons
noe Of the otos Eater II received warm praise from
Gibson the celebrated English sculptor ana was put IN
marble for Leonard Jerome esq OF TINS CITY Inc nc'u
Of this work was many times repeated Tue LotOS at
was executed in 1887. and the same year she nhsheu
for Mr. Heckscher Of New-York two small statuettes
representing a miner and sailor. In 1909 she
modelled a bust OF MISS Cushinan 'oi
N1r sbeDberd Of shepherdstown, England.
This was three times repeated IN marble. Tue same
wear she completed fine bust OF Roman moae4 "Hlon
now oceupies place in villa Cushman at Newport III
1aeo a nroduced basreief Of the treaty OF HendrlcK
T{udson with the Indians for the purchase OF Manhattan
Island for Marshall Roberts, esq, when MT ROBERTS
~ IN me- inserted In the wall Of his house IN THIS CITY,
~ s,e year she Executed 10 the order OF MT koDertsa
colossal statue OF Columbus which MrRooerts presented
30 tho Central Park on certain conditions when nave
peyer been compied with. It is hoped tMs work Inay
81 ZEE the lignt In 1861 the statue OF nOrace MnnI
yraa uroduced II afterWaru casI III hE
E,rtab oHd now stands before one OF the pubic ouu
-. poatnn statue was mhOe at tno r6que7 VI
T1r Howe the president or the "a -
- nj n1rnCse Or Howe mueh lntereslen ina.
~ III ~ IN, postle OF Female Education shOd
80 yecred nv woman. He was greatly pleiiseI Win tue
btor,nb ~ the study sent 10 him. anu dccideu ~
ttcr TO the artist that 1t was resurTecOiou Vi 'e
form" -, ~, t,,o,vn Retbesda Fountain
- roI Park nj the foot or the steps Oy tue laAe was
y, - ~ al and occupied four winters. -Four 9lIegorl
caf nnures or the seasons were 20 ua'S
-. vrorE Init were never completed MISE Steoplnss
S,tiad soon after the completion OF thls "OrA,
hich was the last OF her productions IN pronA9 Vi
marble. o., ,,is,ol,hlv linked with that
of her friend Charlotte C.lsh,ilS o Ttr takin1
% forned a close intimacy soon alleI taAAns
sn n her residence in Rome They hVru . b 10
W. 't-aveIisd together aud worked tOgetneer
- ,1anv years. IL wa9 one OF lnoso lo i -.
io a obidinp attachments which indicate genius 'Ol
sstu,dsb,n Niss SfebDns watched over heT IIleuu ~
her late Illness and became her loving anu aPIl
ra nber since the death OF the great aclress HJi
oos iitb has heen declining. Her last days were Iuu
- main and snffering borne with CHRISTIAN &
Sbe leaves a large circle OF deVoIeu 'o'"'4'S'
friends to Iaeurn her loss;
Neic- York, Oct. 30, l6S-