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== Biography ==
== Biography ==


Peter Bentzon was born {{circa|1783}} in [[Saint Croix]] in the [[Danish West Indies]]. He was born a [[Free people of color|free person of color]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Synatra|date=July 29, 2021|title=Peter Bentzon|url=https://philamuseum.libguides.com/blog/Peter-Bentzon|access-date=2021-12-15|website=PMA LibGuides at Philadelphia Museum of Art}}</ref> Bentzon's mother was a [[mulatto]] woman, and his father was white man who was surnamed Bentzon.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last1=Chambers|first1=Eddie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qb29DwAAQBAJ|title=The Routledge Companion to African American Art History|last2=Arabindan-Kesson|first2=Anna|date=2019-11-12|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-351-04517-9|pages=80|language=en|chapter=6. Caribbean Absences in African American Art History}}</ref> He had fair skin complexion, which afforded him more opportunities and a larger social circle during this time.<ref name=":2" /> Bentzon apprenticed in silversmithing ({{circa|1791}}) and learned his trade in [[Saint Croix]], U.S. Virgin Island; and in Philadelphia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Patton|first=Sharon F.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2598QQgoRP8C|title=African-American Art|date=1998|publisher=Oxford University Press, African-American Art Press|others=[[Oxford University]]|isbn=978-0-19-284213-8|pages=41–43|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> A few years later he opened his own silver shop in Philadelphia.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=clnqDAAAQBAJ|title=National Museum of African American History and Culture: A Souvenir Book|date=2016-09-27|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|others=National Museum African American History and Culture|isbn=978-1-58834-570-7|language=en}}</ref> Bentzon's work can be found in public museum collections including the [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Footed Cup|url=https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/89167|access-date=2021-12-15|website=philamuseum.org|language=en}}</ref> the [[National Museum of African American History and Culture]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Teapot made by Peter Bentzon|url=https://www.si.edu/es/object/teapot-made-peter-bentzon%3Anmaahc_2010.14|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Teapot made by Peter Bentzon|url=https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2010.14?destination=edan-search/collection_search?edan_q=%252A%253A%252A&edan_fq%255B0%255D=p.edanmdm.indexedstructured.name%253A%2522Bentzon%252C%2520Peter%2522&op=Search|access-date=2021-12-15|website=National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian}}</ref> [[Saint Louis Art Museum]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Teapot|url=https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/40027/|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Saint Louis Art Museum|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Seattle Art Museum]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Peter Bentzon – Artists – eMuseum|url=https://localhost/people/17721/peter-bentzon;jsessionid=C6CECE92DDC6D0572CE4C6DEF81A5364|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Seattle Art Museum|language=en}}</ref> the [[Colonial Williamsburg Foundation]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pair of Teaspoons|url=https://emuseum.history.org/objects/102277/pair-of-teaspoons|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Colonial Williamsburg Foundation|language=en}}</ref> the [[African American Museum (Dallas)|African American Museum]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ongoing the Billy R. Allen Folk Art Collection|url=https://aamdallas.org/new-website-coming-soon/|access-date=2021-12-15|website=African American Museum Of Dallas|language=en-US}}</ref> the [[Krannert Art Museum]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Silver|url=https://collection.kam.illinois.edu/objects-1/portfolio?records=12&query=Portfolios=%22258%22%20and%20Disp_Maker_1=%22Peter%20Bentzon%22|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Krannert Art Museum}}</ref> and the [[Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library|Winterthur Museum]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Metals - Spoon (Tablespoon)|url=http://museumcollection.winterthur.org/single-record.php?resultsperpage=60&view=catalog&srchtype=advanced&hasImage=&ObjObjectName=&CreOrigin=&Earliest=&Latest=&CreCreatorLocal_tab=&materialsearch=&ObjObjectID=&ObjCategory=&DesMaterial_tab=&DesTechnique_tab=&AccCreditLineLocal=&CreMarkSignature=&recid=2003.0051.001&srchfld=ObjCategory&srchtxt=&id=652f&rownum=2401&version=100&src=results-imagelink|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Winterthur Museum}}</ref>
Peter Bentzon was born {{circa|1783}} in [[Saint Croix]] in the [[Danish West Indies]]. He was born a [[Free people of color|free person of color]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Synatra|date=July 29, 2021|title=Peter Bentzon|url=https://philamuseum.libguides.com/blog/Peter-Bentzon|access-date=2021-12-15|website=PMA LibGuides at Philadelphia Museum of Art}}</ref> Bentzon's mother was a [[mulatto]] woman, and his father was white man who was surnamed Bentzon.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last1=Chambers|first1=Eddie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qb29DwAAQBAJ|title=The Routledge Companion to African American Art History|last2=Arabindan-Kesson|first2=Anna|date=2019-11-12|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-351-04517-9|pages=80|language=en|chapter=6. Caribbean Absences in African American Art History}}</ref> He had fair skin complexion, which afforded him more opportunities and a larger social circle during this time.<ref name=":2" /> Bentzon apprenticed in silversmithing ({{circa|1791}}) and learned his trade in [[Saint Croix]], [[United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Island]]; and in Philadelphia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Patton|first=Sharon F.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2598QQgoRP8C|title=African-American Art|date=1998|publisher=Oxford University Press, African-American Art Press|others=[[Oxford University]]|isbn=978-0-19-284213-8|pages=41–43|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> A few years later he opened his own silver shop in Philadelphia.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=clnqDAAAQBAJ|title=National Museum of African American History and Culture: A Souvenir Book|date=2016-09-27|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|others=National Museum African American History and Culture|isbn=978-1-58834-570-7|language=en}}</ref> Bentzon's work can be found in public museum collections including the [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Footed Cup|url=https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/89167|access-date=2021-12-15|website=philamuseum.org|language=en}}</ref> the [[National Museum of African American History and Culture]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Teapot made by Peter Bentzon|url=https://www.si.edu/es/object/teapot-made-peter-bentzon%3Anmaahc_2010.14|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Teapot made by Peter Bentzon|url=https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2010.14?destination=edan-search/collection_search?edan_q=%252A%253A%252A&edan_fq%255B0%255D=p.edanmdm.indexedstructured.name%253A%2522Bentzon%252C%2520Peter%2522&op=Search|access-date=2021-12-15|website=National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian}}</ref> [[Saint Louis Art Museum]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Teapot|url=https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/40027/|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Saint Louis Art Museum|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Seattle Art Museum]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Peter Bentzon – Artists – eMuseum|url=https://localhost/people/17721/peter-bentzon;jsessionid=C6CECE92DDC6D0572CE4C6DEF81A5364|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Seattle Art Museum|language=en}}</ref> the [[Colonial Williamsburg Foundation]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pair of Teaspoons|url=https://emuseum.history.org/objects/102277/pair-of-teaspoons|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Colonial Williamsburg Foundation|language=en}}</ref> the [[African American Museum (Dallas)|African American Museum]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ongoing the Billy R. Allen Folk Art Collection|url=https://aamdallas.org/new-website-coming-soon/|access-date=2021-12-15|website=African American Museum Of Dallas|language=en-US}}</ref> the [[Krannert Art Museum]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Silver|url=https://collection.kam.illinois.edu/objects-1/portfolio?records=12&query=Portfolios=%22258%22%20and%20Disp_Maker_1=%22Peter%20Bentzon%22|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Krannert Art Museum}}</ref> and the [[Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library|Winterthur Museum]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Metals - Spoon (Tablespoon)|url=http://museumcollection.winterthur.org/single-record.php?resultsperpage=60&view=catalog&srchtype=advanced&hasImage=&ObjObjectName=&CreOrigin=&Earliest=&Latest=&CreCreatorLocal_tab=&materialsearch=&ObjObjectID=&ObjCategory=&DesMaterial_tab=&DesTechnique_tab=&AccCreditLineLocal=&CreMarkSignature=&recid=2003.0051.001&srchfld=ObjCategory&srchtxt=&id=652f&rownum=2401&version=100&src=results-imagelink|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Winterthur Museum}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 00:02, 29 April 2024

Peter Bentzon
Bornc. 1783
Saint Croix, Danish West Indies
Diedc. 1850
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
OccupationSilversmith

Peter Bentzon (c. 1783–c. 1850) was an American silversmith. He was one of the first known silversmiths in the United States who was of African descent. Some of Bentzon's silverwork has been identified, as he marked all his works with his initials.[1][2]

Biography[edit]

Peter Bentzon was born c. 1783 in Saint Croix in the Danish West Indies. He was born a free person of color.[3][4] Bentzon's mother was a mulatto woman, and his father was white man who was surnamed Bentzon.[1][5] He had fair skin complexion, which afforded him more opportunities and a larger social circle during this time.[1] Bentzon apprenticed in silversmithing (c. 1791) and learned his trade in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Island; and in Philadelphia.[3][5] A few years later he opened his own silver shop in Philadelphia.[3][6] Bentzon's work can be found in public museum collections including the Philadelphia Museum of Art,[7] the National Museum of African American History and Culture,[8][9] Saint Louis Art Museum,[10] Seattle Art Museum,[11] the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation,[12] the African American Museum,[13] the Krannert Art Museum,[14] and the Winterthur Museum.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Bush, Rebecca; Paul, K. Tawny (2017-05-11). Art and Public History: Approaches, Opportunities, and Challenges. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-4422-6845-6.
  2. ^ Kho, Nancy Davis (2007-02-03). "Polished lives / Restorers work to keep the 'silver' in your silverware". SFGATE. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  3. ^ a b c Patton, Sharon F. (1998). African-American Art. Oxford University. Oxford University Press, African-American Art Press. pp. 41–43. ISBN 978-0-19-284213-8.
  4. ^ Smith, Synatra (July 29, 2021). "Peter Bentzon". PMA LibGuides at Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  5. ^ a b Chambers, Eddie; Arabindan-Kesson, Anna (2019-11-12). "6. Caribbean Absences in African American Art History". The Routledge Companion to African American Art History. Routledge. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-351-04517-9.
  6. ^ National Museum of African American History and Culture: A Souvenir Book. National Museum African American History and Culture. Smithsonian Institution. 2016-09-27. ISBN 978-1-58834-570-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. ^ "Footed Cup". philamuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  8. ^ "Teapot made by Peter Bentzon". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  9. ^ "Teapot made by Peter Bentzon". National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  10. ^ "Teapot". Saint Louis Art Museum. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  11. ^ "Peter Bentzon – Artists – eMuseum". Seattle Art Museum. Retrieved 2021-12-15. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  12. ^ "Pair of Teaspoons". Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  13. ^ "Ongoing the Billy R. Allen Folk Art Collection". African American Museum Of Dallas. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  14. ^ "Silver". Krannert Art Museum. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  15. ^ "Metals - Spoon (Tablespoon)". Winterthur Museum. Retrieved 2021-12-15.


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