Title: Rita Piacenza, Thomas Hart Benton's Wife. Date: April 16, 1935. Artist: Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880–1964). Medium: Gelatin silver print.

Brief Life History of Rita. When Rita Piacenza was born on 5 January 1896, in Italy, her father, Ettore Piacenza, was 36 and her mother, Maria Cerliani, was 31.

Rita was born in Milan, Italy, the daughter of Ettore & Maria Piacenza. She moved to New York with her parents as a young girl. She was an art student there ...

27. jan. 2012 · Rita Piacenza was an Italian immigrant and had been one of Benton's art students in New York when they married in 1922. The couple had a son, ...

Rita Benton and her grandson Anthony stand before Thomas Hart Benton's mural entitled "Independence and the Opening of the West" at the Harry S. Truman ...

(1/3) In honor of #ValentinesDay, we're highlighting one of our favorite love stories – Thomas Hart Benton and his wife, Rita Piacenza Benton.

Born in Italy on 05 Jan 1896 to Ettore Piacenza and Maria Cerliani. Rita Piacenza married Thomas Hart Benton and had 1 child. She passed away on Apr 1975 in ...

Rita Piacenza Benton was an American artist who was born in 1896. The artist died in 1975. OVERVIEW · ARTWORKS (1) · AUCTION RESULTS (1) · BIOGRAPHY ...

Benton, Rita Piacenza. Found In: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Benton, Rita Piacenza. Description. Collection Information.

10. apr. 1975 · Rita Piacenza Benton, the 73‐year‐old widow of the artist. Thomas Hart Benton, died tonight of a heart attack, less than three months after her husband's death.