“Imagine a New Monument for the Heckscher Museum”
Faculty Department
ART
Presentation Type
Powerpoint
Location
Larini Room
Start Date
25-2-2026 9:15 AM
End Date
25-2-2026 9:30 AM
Description (Abstract)
ABSTRACT
Hwa Young Caruso, Ed. D.
“Imagine a New Monument for the Heckscher Museum”
My Power Point Presentation focuses on my experiences as part of an exhibition entitled “Imagine New Public Monuments” at The Heckscher Museum, Huntington, New York from September 28, 2025 - March 15, 2026.
I was one of 15 prominent artists invited to participate in a seven month coordinated exhibition at Heckscher Museum. This art exhibition was an interactive, digital exhibition with audio explanation, entitled “Imagine New Public Monuments.” It was part of the current groundbreaking show of sculpture by Emma Stebbins, the most famous female Neoclassical American woman sculptor of the 19th century. The exhibition of white marble statutes, entitled “Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History” is on display from September 28, 2025 - March 15, 2026. Stebbins was the first woman to receive a public art commission from New York City. In 1873, she unveiled Angel of the Waters, the centerpiece of the Bethesda Fountain in New York City’s Central Park. I was deeply honored to be invited to participate in this historical art exhibition honoring Emma Stebbins. The show is part of the Heckscher Museum’s programs to highlight the contributions of female artists in American art history. My digitally projected artwork was part of group show complimenting the museum’s exhibition “Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History.”
Through a PowerPoint Presentation, I will explain the background and meaning of my watercolor conception of a granite monument entitled “Georgia O’Keeffe: Mother of American Modernism.” This monument was designed to honor and celebrate the American female artist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986), the Mother of American Modernism. She was the first female artist to have a retrospective exhibition in the NYC Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in 1946. O’Keeffe’s artistic creativity and endurance surpassed gender barriers and obstacles. As a female role model, she earned my imagined monument to honor her achievements.
I will share my experiences as artist about how I created a draft of a carved black granite monument and submitted it to an invitation from the Heckscher Museum. I appeared in a publication on the Heckscher Museum website. Another article hosted by Bloomberg Connects included an image of my artwork and the artist’s statement.
Participating in the Emma Stebbins exhibition at the Heckscher Museum expanded my professional experiences and brought recognition to Molloy University and the Art Department. As a contemporary artist and Professor of Art, my exhibition experiences at Heckscher Museum were highly valued and treasured.
Keywords
New Public Monuments, Heckscher Museum, NY, Georgia Okeeffe
Related Pillar(s)
Community, Study
“Imagine a New Monument for the Heckscher Museum”
Larini Room
ABSTRACT
Hwa Young Caruso, Ed. D.
“Imagine a New Monument for the Heckscher Museum”
My Power Point Presentation focuses on my experiences as part of an exhibition entitled “Imagine New Public Monuments” at The Heckscher Museum, Huntington, New York from September 28, 2025 - March 15, 2026.
I was one of 15 prominent artists invited to participate in a seven month coordinated exhibition at Heckscher Museum. This art exhibition was an interactive, digital exhibition with audio explanation, entitled “Imagine New Public Monuments.” It was part of the current groundbreaking show of sculpture by Emma Stebbins, the most famous female Neoclassical American woman sculptor of the 19th century. The exhibition of white marble statutes, entitled “Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History” is on display from September 28, 2025 - March 15, 2026. Stebbins was the first woman to receive a public art commission from New York City. In 1873, she unveiled Angel of the Waters, the centerpiece of the Bethesda Fountain in New York City’s Central Park. I was deeply honored to be invited to participate in this historical art exhibition honoring Emma Stebbins. The show is part of the Heckscher Museum’s programs to highlight the contributions of female artists in American art history. My digitally projected artwork was part of group show complimenting the museum’s exhibition “Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History.”
Through a PowerPoint Presentation, I will explain the background and meaning of my watercolor conception of a granite monument entitled “Georgia O’Keeffe: Mother of American Modernism.” This monument was designed to honor and celebrate the American female artist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986), the Mother of American Modernism. She was the first female artist to have a retrospective exhibition in the NYC Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in 1946. O’Keeffe’s artistic creativity and endurance surpassed gender barriers and obstacles. As a female role model, she earned my imagined monument to honor her achievements.
I will share my experiences as artist about how I created a draft of a carved black granite monument and submitted it to an invitation from the Heckscher Museum. I appeared in a publication on the Heckscher Museum website. Another article hosted by Bloomberg Connects included an image of my artwork and the artist’s statement.
Participating in the Emma Stebbins exhibition at the Heckscher Museum expanded my professional experiences and brought recognition to Molloy University and the Art Department. As a contemporary artist and Professor of Art, my exhibition experiences at Heckscher Museum were highly valued and treasured.
Short Biography
Dr. Hwa Young Caruso, a Full Professor of Art, was born and educated in South Korea. She earned a doctorate from TC Columbia University, an MFA at University of Connecticut, an MA in Studio Art, a 6th Year Diploma at SCSU and a BFA at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea. She taught at University of Connecticut, Western Connecticut University and Molloy University.
Dr. Caruso lectured about art history, critical art theory, art education, at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Princeton, Vassar, NYU, Dartmouth, Boston University, Rutgers, UMass, Seton Hall, and the NAEA. She published research and art reviews in The Journal of Aesthetic Education, AWARE (Paris, France), Cognella Press, Sage Publishers, Columbia University, the International Journal of Multicultural Education, where she was Art Reviews Editor.
She had solo and group exhibitions at SOHO20 Gallery, Phoenix Gallery, New World Art Center, Pearl Street Gallery, A.I.R. Gallery, Ceres Gallery, NYC Korean Cultural Center Gallery, Columbia University, Upstream Gallery, Montclair Leach Gallery, Kyoto Municipal Museum, Japan, Caldas University Columbia, Italy, Poland, Ewha Womans University, King Sejong Cultural Center, Korea, Chrysler Museum, Springfield Museum, Berkshire Museum, Mattatuck Museum, Slater Museum, Heckscher Museum, University of Connecticut, CT State Capitol Building, Northeast Missouri University, Clemson University, University of North Carolina, Austin Peay University and other locations.