Larissa Bonfante: Difference between revisions

Bonfante was born in Naples, the daughter of professor [[Giuliano Bonfante]].<ref>Annuario della Nobiltà Italiana, XXXI edizione (Teglio, 2010), volume III, titolati umbertini</ref> She grew up in Princeton, NJ. Bonfante would go on to study fine arts and classics at [[Barnard College]], earning her B.A. in 1954; she completed her M.A. in classics from the [[University of Cincinnati]] in 1957 and her Ph.D. in art history and archaeology at [[Columbia University]] in 1966.<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/titleoclc/early-etruscan-904031715 "Early Etruscan dress- : studies- in- early-italian- Italian art- and- culture/oclc/904031715&referer=brief_results"]. Worldcat</ref> She studied at Columbia with [[Otto Brendel]]. Bonfante received the [[Gold Medal of the Archaeological Institute of America|Gold Medal Award]] for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement in 2007 from the [[Archaeological Institute of America]].<ref>[http://www.archaeological.org/larissabonfante%E2%80%942007goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement "Larissa Bonfante— 2007 Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement"]. http://wwwArchaeological Institute of America.archaeological.org/larissabonfante%E2%80%942007goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107145604/https://www.archaeological.org/larissabonfante%E2%80%942007goldmedalawarddistinguishedarchaeologicalachievement |date=2018-11-07 }}</ref> She was a founding member of the American section of the [[Istituto Nazionale di Studi Etruschi ed Italici]]. She edited the periodical publication ''Etruscan News'' that reported on the activities of the American section.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://josephlucchesefuneralhome.com/obituaries/larissa-bonfante/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829234435/https://josephlucchesefuneralhome.com/obituaries/larissa-bonfante/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=2019-08-29 |title = Larissa Bonfante – Joseph A. Lucchese Funeral Home}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://as.nyu.edu/content/dam/nyu-as/ancient/documents/Etruscan_News_FINAL_INDEX.pdf|title=Etruscan News 1&ndash;14 (2002&ndash;2012) Index|publisher=NYU}}</ref> In 2009 Bonfante was elected as a member of the [[American Philosophical Society]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2009/may/nyus_bonfante_expert_in.html | title=NYU's Bonfante, Expert in Etruscan Civilization, Elected to American Philosophical Society }}</ref>

The [[Archaeological Institute of America]] created an endowment fund to raise monies to support a lecture in Bonfante's honor as part of its lecture program.<ref>[https://www.archaeological.org/larrisa-bonfante-lecture-endowment/ November 11, 2019, Larissa Bonfante Lecture Endowment]. AIA News.</ref> The inaugural named lecture was delivered by Dr. [[Jean MacIntosh Turfa]] on March 21, 2021, for the [[Staten Island]] (NY) society of the AIA.<ref>/web/20210322033140/[https://siarchaeology.org/sunday-march-21-2021-dr-jean-macintosh-turfa-the-university-of-pennsylvania-museum-etruscan-women-from-cradle-to-grave-the-legacy-of-larissa-bonfante/ Sunday, March 21, 2021: Dr. Jean MacIntosh Turfa – The University of Pennsylvania Museum: Etruscan Women from Cradle to Grave: The Legacy of Larissa Bonfante]. Archaeology Society of Staten Island</ref>

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