Esther Fisher Benson papers
name: label: Creator
content: Benson, Esther Fisher, 1908-
label: Names
content: Benson, John Howard, 1901-1956
topic: label: Occupation
content: Educators -- Rhode Island
label: Topic
content: Women educators
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1982-1983 by Esther Fisher Benson.
creator: label: Creator
content: Benson, Esther Fisher, 1908-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Esther Fisher Benson was born in Philadelphia and attended Wellesley College. While summering in Newport, Rhode Island, around 1924, she met John Howard Benson, a graphic designer, stone carver, and teacher. Ten years later they were married in the same city and settled down there. Mr. Benson taught at R.I.S.D. in addition to his studio work with gravestones and medals. After his death in 1956, Mrs. Benson lectured on his career.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1958-1965
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.bensesth
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 4909 (fr. 723-753) available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
label: Reproduction Note
content: Papers are photocopies.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Original papers are in the possession of Esther Fisher Benson in Newport, Rhode Island.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Two typed drafts of a lecture given by Esther Fisher Benson at Gallery 303 in New York City, April 8, 1965, on her husband John Howard Benson, a graphic artist, stone carver, and educator of Rhode Island. Also included are an announcement for the lecture and a copy of a clipping about it, March 27, 1965.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Also included is motion picture film (16mm): Late 1950's excerpt by Don Jones (N.B.C.) and Charles Arnold (R.I.S.D.) of Robert Flaherty's documentary, "Cutting a Quill," about the Stevens Workshop in Newport and John Howard Benson.