Elizabeth P. Benson
Elizabeth P. Benson (May 13, 1924 – March 19, 2018) was an American art historian, curator and scholar, known for her extensive contributions over a long career to the study of pre-Columbian art, in particular that of Mesoamerica and the Andes. A former "Andrew S. Keck Distinguished Visiting Professor of Art History" at the American University in Washington, D.C., Benson had also a long association with the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, where she served both as director of pre-Columbian studies and as curator of the institution's collection of pre-Columbian artworks. Benson was born in May 1924[1] and died in Washington D.C. in March 2018 at the age of 93.[2]
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- ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
- ^ "OBIT: Elizabeth P. Benson". networks.h-net. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
External links[]
- Works by or about Elizabeth P. Benson in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Interview with Elizabeth P. Benson in the Dumbarton Oaks Oral History Archive, May 2008
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