Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum to open “Bulls of Wall Street,” a new exhibition on 19th-century finance

Bulls of Wall Street: High Finance, Power, and Social Change in Victorian America
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum • 295 West Ave, Norwalk, CT 06850
September 4, 2025 – February 4, 2026

Bulls of Wall Street: High Finance, Power, and Social Change in Victorian America

Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum to Open “Bulls of Wall Street,” a New Exhibition on 19th-century Finance from September 2025 - February 2025 in Norwalk, connecticut — Gould Cartoon c. 1886 Courtesy Timothy V. Welo // Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum

On Sept. 4, 2025, from 12–4 p.m., the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will open a new exhibition titled “Bulls of Wall Street: High Finance, Power, and Social Change in Victorian America.”

Featuring rare and never-before-seen artifacts, photos, documents, and costumes from public and private collections, the exhibition—curated by Museum Consultant Stacey Danielson—will explore the financial world of LeGrand Lockwood, one of 19th-century America’s leading figures in finance, and his contemporaries, including Vanderbilt and Gould.

The exhibit will also highlight the contributions of trailblazing women such as Victoria Woodhull and Hetty Green, along with pioneers from marginalized communities like Jeremiah Hamilton, the first Black millionaire in America, who sought to break Wall Street’s “glass ceiling” and enter the world of 19th-century finance.

Visitors will delve into the birth of Wall Street, the evolution of financial instruments, and scientific breakthroughs that modernized communication and transformed Wall Street into a powerful economic engine—fueling the rise of the “self-made man.”

“This exhibit will examine the business and social dynamics that led to the emergence of a capitalist society in America, reflected in the Wall Street experiences of self-made millionaire LeGrand Lockwood,” said Danielson. “It will also consider the similarities and differences between the Gilded Age and today.”

Danielson is a longtime independent museum professional who holds a B.S. in business administration from Ohio University and a certificate in Historic Interiors and Decorative Arts from the New York School of Interior Design. She has contributed to numerous curatorial and exhibition efforts, including the statewide Museum Makeover program conducted by Conservation ConneCTion and the Connecticut League of Museums.

LMMM Chairman of the Board Douglas Hempstead and Executive Director Susan Gilgore said, “The Museum is thrilled to open this exciting new exhibit on American finance, which has been several years in the making. We are very grateful to CT Humanities and all our supporters and look forward to sharing rarely seen images and artifacts—as well as a fresh perspective on early Wall Street—with our visitors.”

Author and independent historian Sheri Caplan will join Danielson as an expert advisor on the history of women in finance. Additional expert advisors include:

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Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum to open “Bulls of Wall Street,” a new exhibition on 19th-century finance