Ruth Bunzel
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. Bunzel was the first American anthropologist to conduct substantial research in Guatemala. Her doctoral dissertation, The Pueblo Potter (1929) was a study of the creative process of art in anthropology and Bunzel was one of the first anthropologists to study the creative process.
Ruth Bunzel | |
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| 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 |
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