Name Elizabeth Benson | ||
Books The Worlds of the Moche on, Birds and beasts of ancient L, Three Maya Relief Pa, Masters of the Americas, The Mochica Similar People Michael D Coe, Merle Greene Robertson, Beatriz de la Fuente |
Elizabeth P. Benson (born May 13, 1924) is 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.
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