Stephen Varble

Stephen Varble (Marie Debris) (He/Her/Them)
Stephen Varble, video still from Journey to the Sun, 1978–83
Born1946
Owensboro, Kentucky
DiedJanuary 6th, 1984
Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City
NationalityAmerican
EducationDaviess County High School, University of Kentucky (B.A.), and Columbia University (MFA in Film Direction)
Known forFashion Designing, Play Writing and Directing, Xerox Art and Performance Art
Notable workChemical Bank Protest and Costume Tours of New York
StyleGuerilla-style and Gutter Art
SpouseDaniel Cahill
PartnerGeoffrey Hendricks

Stephen Lloyd Varble (1946 – January 6, 1984) was a notorious American performance artist, playwright, and fashion designer in lower Manhattan during the 1970s. His work challenged both mainstream conceptions of gender and exposed the materialism of the established, institutionalized art world.