About Eleanor Sherman Font
Lived 1896 – 1982 (aged 85–86). Eleanor Sherman Font was an American curator and artist.
Eleanor Sherman Font (May 31, 1896 - September 8, 1982) was an American curator who was chairwoman of the International Exhibition of Fine and Applied Arts by Deaf Artists from 1933 to 1934 and prints and iconography curator at the Hispanic Society of America. She was one of six women chosen by Archer Milton Huntington to deepen their knowledge in art curation for the Society after graduating from library sciences programs. Her great-grandfather was Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, founder of the American School for the Deaf in Hartford. She was deaf and volunteered for deaf causes throughout her life.
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Who was Eleanor Sherman Font?
American iconographer (1896-1982)
When was Eleanor Sherman Font born?
Eleanor Sherman Font was born in 1896.
When did Eleanor Sherman Font die?
Eleanor Sherman Font died in 1982.
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Eleanor Sherman Font was a curator and artist.
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Eleanor Sherman Font was American.
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