Townsend, J. Benjamin

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Critic, historian; Buffalo, N.Y.

Was assistant director of the National Portrait Gallery (1967-1968) and professor of art and literature at the State University of New York, Buffalo (1957-1983). Among his publications are JOHN DAVIDSON, POET OF THE ARMAGEDDON, Yale (1961) and THE BUFFALO FINE ARTS ACADEMY (1862-1962), Albright-Knox Art Gallery (1962).

From the description of J. Benjamin Townsend papers, 1959-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122455356

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creatorOf Anouilh, Jean, 1910-1987. Antigone / by Jean Anouilh ; [translated by J.B. Townsend]. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, UNCG University Libraries
creatorOf J. Benjamin Townsend papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Townsend, J. Benjamin. Correspondence from Edward F. Fry, 1970. University of Pennsylvania Library
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associatedWith Anouilh, Jean, 1910-1987. person
associatedWith Still, Clyfford, 1904-1980. person
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New York (State)--New York
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Art critics
Art historians
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Painting, Abstract
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Birth 1918

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