Ruth Bunzel | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 18, 1898 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 14, 1990 (aged 91) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Barnard College; Columbia University |
| Known for | Anthropological study of Native American culture |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropologist; Ethnographer |
| Institutions | Barnard College; Columbia University |
| Thesis | The Pueblo Potter: A Study of Creative Imagination in Primitive Art (1929) |
| Academic advisors | Franz Boas; Ruth Benedict |
Ruth Leah Bunzel (née Bernheim) (18 April 1898 – 14 January 1990) was an American anthropologist, known for studying creativity and art among the Zuni people (A:Shiwi), researching the Mayas in Guatemala, and conducting a comparative study of alcoholism in Guatemala and Mexico.[1] Bunzel was the first American anthropologist to conduct substantial research in Guatemala.[2] Her doctoral dissertation, The Pueblo Potter (1929) was a study of the creative process of art in anthropology[3] and Bunzel was one of the first anthropologists to study the creative process.[1][4][5][6][7]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ French, Brigittine M. (2005). "Partial Truths and Gendered Histories: Ruth Bunzel in American Anthropology". Journal of Anthropological Research. 61 (4): 513–532. doi:10.3998/jar.0521004.0061.404. ISSN 0091-7710. JSTOR 3631539. S2CID 146849748.
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:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Ruth Leah Bunzel", Jewish Women's Archives
- ^ French, B. M. (2005). "Partial truths and gendered histories: Ruth Bunzel in American anthropology", Journal of Anthropological Research, 513-532.
- ^ Murphy, Robert F. (1991). "Anthropology at Columbia: A reminiscence," Dialectical Anthropology, 16(1), 65-81.
- ^ Woodbury, N. F. (1991). "Ruth Leah Bunzel," in International Dictionary of Anthropologists. New York and London: Garland, S, 86.