Stephanie Stebich | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stephanie Antoinette Franziska Stebich January 26, 1966 |
| Occupations | Art historian Curator |
| Spouse | Anne-Imelda Radice (m. 2016) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Columbia University New York University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Art history |
Sub-discipline | American art |
| Institutions | Brooklyn 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.
Born in West Germany to Gehard and Ute, Stebich's family immigrated to Scarsdale, New York, when she was three years old. She graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1984. 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.
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.
In 2024, Stebich was appointed the first executive director of the Boris Lurie Art Foundation.
On August 14, 2016, Stebich married fellow art historian and museum director Anne-Imelda Radice.