Emma Stebbins scrapbook
name: label: Creator
content: Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882
label: Names
content: Garland, Mary Stebbins
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- Italy -- Rome
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Women sculptors
label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1981 by Elizabeth Milroy, a relative of Stebbins.
creator: label: Creator
content: Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882
setName: label: See more items in
content: Emma Stebbins scrapbook
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Emma Stebbins scrapbook measures 0.4 linear feet and dates from 1858 to 1882. Compiled by Stebbin's sister, Mary Stebbins Garland, the scrapbook includes artwork, biographical material, photographs, and printed material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Mary Stebbins Garland was the sister of sculptor Emma Stebbins (1815-1882) who was active in Rome, Italy and New York City, New York. Stebbins was the first woman to receive a public arts commission from the City of New York and is known for Angel of the Waters on top of the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1858-1882
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.garlmary
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The scrapbook was microfilmed on reel 2082 after receipt. The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35mm microfilm reel 2082 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Emma Stebbins scrapbook measures 0.4 linear feet and dates from 1858 to 1882. Compiled by Stebbin's sister, Mary Stebbins Garland, the scrapbook includes artwork, biographical material, photographs, and printed material.