Mary was the second child born to Maecenas Eason Benton and Elizabeth Wise Benton. Her older brother was the artist Thomas Hart Benton.
Mary married Henry Mixer Briggs and moved often with him in his position as a Navy officer. Together they had two children, Nathaniel and Marion. After Henry's retirement in 1946 the family settled on Martha's Vineyard, where Mary died in 1953.
Mary married Henry Mixer Briggs and moved often with him in his position as a Navy officer. Together they had two children, Nathaniel and Marion. After Henry's retirement in 1946 the family settled on Martha's Vineyard, where Mary died in 1953.
Mary was the second child born to Maecenas Eason Benton and Elizabeth Wise Benton. Her older brother was the artist Thomas Hart Benton.
Mary married Henry Mixer Briggs and moved often with him in his position as a Navy officer. Together they had two children, Nathaniel and Marion. After Henry's retirement in 1946 the family settled on Martha's Vineyard, where Mary died in 1953.
Mary married Henry Mixer Briggs and moved often with him in his position as a Navy officer. Together they had two children, Nathaniel and Marion. After Henry's retirement in 1946 the family settled on Martha's Vineyard, where Mary died in 1953.
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