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Benenson, Charles B., 1913-2004 print view role Collector dates 1913-2004 city New York City state NY sex M historical notes Charles B. Benenson was a real estate developer, hilanthropist and art collector (a wing of African Art dedicated to him at the Metropolitan Museum of Art). He was married to Jane Benenson of New York. He received a BA from Yale University in 1933 and donated work by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jean Arp, David Smith, Stuart Davis, Giacometti, Ernst, Francis Picabia, Kurt Schwitters, Pablo Picasso, August Rodin, Henri Metisse, and 19th and early 20th Century African Art. decades of activity 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-2000 updated 11/24/2025 10:11:49 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details The Metropolitan Museum of Art Please see individual record for location [Obituaries] see details... Columbia University Libraries Butler Library, 6th Fl. East, Charles B. Benenson: Stock Certificates, 1960-1963 see details... «  back