Sylvia Ardyn Boone

Sylvia Ardyn Boone
Born(1940-09-30)September 30, 1940
DiedApril 27, 1993(1993-04-27) (aged 52)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
EducationBrooklyn College (BA)
Columbia University (MA)
Yale University (PhD)

Sylvia Ardyn Boone (September 30, 1940 - April 27, 1993) was an African-American art historian specializing in African art, female imagery, women's arts and masks. In 1988, she became the first African-American woman to receive tenure at Yale University.

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