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Rita <I>Piacenza</I> Benton

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Rita Piacenza Benton

Birth
Italy
Death
9 Apr 1975 (aged 79)
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Cremated, Location of ashes is unknown Add to Map
Memorial ID
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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 when she met Thomas Hart Benton, her instructor. They married February 14, 1922 in Manhattan, New York. They were the parents of a son, Thomas, and a daughter, Jessie.
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 when she met Thomas Hart Benton, her instructor. They married February 14, 1922 in Manhattan, New York. They were the parents of a son, Thomas, and a daughter, Jessie.


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