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Elyse Benenson is a photographer, curator, charitarian and new mother living in New York City. Mrs. Benenson’s photographs have appeared in The New York Times, Hyperallergic and Carriage Trade’s Social Photography exhibits, among others. Her interviews, including Huma Bhabha and the late Irving Petlin, in which she applies her deep ...
Art In Conversation. IRVING PETLIN. with Elyse Benenson. Portrait of Irving Petlin, pencil on paper by Phong Bui. Irving Petlin is the world’s premier living pastel artist. He is currently an expatriate, living in Paris, France. We sat down at the National Arts Club to discuss his current exhibition there, and his history as an activist and artist.
Elyse Benenson (Rail): In all the other interviews I’ve read about you, none of them mentioned your early childhood experiences. I know, for example, that your mother was also an artist, and I wonder, did she shape or inspire you to become an artist at an early age?
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Elyse Benenson and Lawrence Benenson attend the 2023 Party in the Garden at Museum of Modern Art on June 06, 2023 in New York City. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images.
Lastly, we welcome our good friends Lawrence B. and Elyse Benenson’s new son Walter Bradley Benenson to the world! Energy is restored with new life's force. Notes
Elyse Benenson, Lawrence Benenson and Agnes Gund attend the 2022 YoungArts New York Gala at The Metropolitan Museum on April 11, 2022 in New York City. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
