Elizabeth P. Benson, Date of Birth

Elizabeth P. Benson

American Mesoamericanist

Date of Birth: 13-May-1924

Profession: historian, art historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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.