Benson, Elizabeth P.
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- Summary
- Elizabeth Polk Benson 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 on May 13, 1924 and died in Washington D.C. on March 19, 2018 at the age of 93. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Female [1]VIAF[2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)[3]Bibliothèque nationale de France[4]Wikidata
- Born
- 1924 [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 1924-05-13 [4]Wikidata
- Died
- 2018-03-19 [4]Wikidata
- Death Place
- Washington, D.C. [4]Wikidata
- Country
- United States [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- Language
- English [3]Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Occupation
- historian [4]Wikidata
- art historian [4]Wikidata
- writer [4]Wikidata
- curator [4]Wikidata
- Profession
- Historikerin [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- Yale LUX
- Entity [4]Wikidata
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. Wikidata
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