Rhys Carpenter
American art historian (1889ā1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rhys Carpenter (August 5, 1889 ā January 2, 1980) was an American classical art historian and professor at Bryn Mawr College.
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Born | August 5, 1889 |
Died | January 2, 1980 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Columbia University (B.A., 1909) University of Oxford (B.A., 1911; upgraded to M.A. 1914) Columbia University (Ph.D., 1916) |
Occupation(s) | professor, classical scholar, art historian, author |
Known for | Homeric studies |
Spouse | Eleanor Houston Hill (m. 1918) |
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Carpenter was unconventional as a scholar. He analyzed Greek art from the standpoint of artistic production and behavior. He argued for dating the Greek alphabet to the eighth century B.C.