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Stephanie Stebich

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Stephanie Stebich
Born
Stephanie Antoinette Franziska Stebich

(1966-01-26) January 26, 1966 (age 60)
OccupationsArt historian
Curator
SpouseAnne-Imelda Radice (m. 2016)
Academic background
Alma materColumbia University
New York University
Academic work
DisciplineArt history
Sub-discipline
American art
InstitutionsBrooklyn Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Tacoma Art Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum

Stephanie Antoinette Franziska Stebich (born January 26, 1966, in Mülheim) is a German-born American art historian and curator.

Early life and education

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Born in Germany to Gehard and Ute, Stebich's family immigrated to Scarsdale, New York, when she was three years old.[1] She graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1984.[2] Stebich then continued on to receive degrees in art history: a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University in 1988 and a Master of Arts from New York University Institute of Fine Arts.[3]

Career

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Stebich began her career in museum directorship in assistant director positions:

In 2005, she became executive director of the Tacoma Art Museum.[citation needed]

In 2017, Stebich was named the Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, succeeding Elizabeth Broun.[4]

In 2024, Stebich was appointed the first executive director of the Boris Lurie Art Foundation.

Personal life

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On August 14, 2016, Stebich married fellow art historian and museum director Anne-Imelda Radice.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Forty Under 40 - Stephanie Stebich". 7 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Stephanie Stebich".
  3. ^ "American museums".
  4. ^ "Stephanie Stebich".
  5. ^ McKinley, Jesse (26 August 2016). "United in Love, but Living on Separate Coasts". The New York Times.
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