Benton, Suzanne
Artist, feminist, and workshop leader Suzanne Benton (1936- ) graduated from Queens College, City University of New York (B.A. 1956). She is a printmaker, sculptor, and mask performance artist who has traveled widely, bringing her art to all corners of the world, exploring the healing and transformative power of art through mask making and story telling workshops. The author of Dear Friends and Allies: The Journey Letters of a Traveling Artist (2001), Benton has exhibited around the world and was awarded a Fulbright lectureship to India (1992-1993). She was a founding member of two Connecticut chapters of the National Organization for Women (1969) and served as president of Western Connecticut NOW (1970-1973).
From the description of Papers of Suzanne Benton, 1970-2003 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 417651344
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| referencedIn | Yaddo records, 1870-1980 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| creatorOf | Benton, Suzanne. Artist file. | Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives | |
| referencedIn | Heide, Wilma Scott, 1921-1985. Papers, 1968-1985 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Benton, Suzanne : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1968-1985 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Benton, Suzanne. Papers of Suzanne Benton, 1970-2003 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Records of the National Organization for Women, 1959-2002 (inclusive), 1966-1998 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | BENTON, SUZANNE. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) |
| Role | Title | Holding Repository |
|---|
Filters:
| Relation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| associatedWith | Heide, Wilma Scott, 1921-1985. | person |
| associatedWith | National Organization for Women. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wilma Scott Heide, 1921-1985 | person |
| associatedWith | Yaddo (Artist's colony) | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign countries | |||
| United States |
| Subject |
|---|
| American |
| Artists |
| Feminism in art |
| Internationalism in art |
| Women |
| Women artists |
| Women in art |
| Occupation |
|---|
| Activity |
|---|
Person
Active 1970
Active 2003
