Background

Benjamin, Eileen H. was born on November 18, 1945 in San Francisco, California, United States. Daughter of Oswald and Helen (Torres) Basora.

Education

Associate of Arts, Foothill College, 1966; Bachelor of Business Administration, College Notre Dame, 1978.

Career

Statistician, Lockheed, Sunnyvale, California, 1970-1972; administrative assistant, Lockheed, Sunnyvale, California, 1972-1976; project coordinator environmental test, Lockheed, Sunnyvale, California, 1976-1978; project analyst, coordinator, Lockheed, Sunnyvale, California, 1978-1981; freelance photographer, Calabasas, California, 1983-1985; private practice photography, Telluride, Colorado, since 1987.

Works

Works Gallery

• book

  • Prehistoric Indians of the Southwest

    (Topics include the most ancient cultures, the Anasazi cul...)

  • Ancient Man in North America (Denver Museum of Natural History Popular Series No. 4)

    (Archaeology)

  • Prehistoric Indians of the Southwest, by H.M. Wormington. Appendix: Outstanding exhibit-sites, modern pueblos, local museums, by Erik K. Reed (Denver Museum of Natural History)

    (book)

  • Archaeological Investigations on the Uncompahgre Plateau in West Central Colorado (Denver Museum of Natural History, Proceedings, No. 2)
  • Prehistoric Indians of the Southwest (Denver Museum of Natural History. Popular series)
  • Prehistoric Indians of the Southwest (Denver Museum of Natural History. Popular series)
  • The story of Pueblo pottery (Denver. Museum of Natural History. Museum pictorial)
  • The story of Pueblo pottery (Denver. Museum of Natural History. Museum pictorial)
  • The story of Pueblo pottery, (Denver. Museum of Natural History. Museum pictorial)
  • AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF ALBERTA, CANADA (Proceedings #11, Denver Museum of Natural History)
  • An introduction to the archaeology of Alberta, Canada, (Denver Museum of Natural History. Proceedings)
  • Prehistoric Indians of the Southwest by H. M. Worthington (The Denver Museum of Natural History Popular Series No. 7)
  • A proposed revision of Yuma point terminology, (Denver Museum of Natural History. Proceedings)
  • A Reappraisal of the Fremont culture: With a summary of the archaeology of the northern periphery (Denver Museum of Natural History. Proceedings)

• Other Work

  • Exhibitions include Durango Termar Gallery, 1988, Telluride Art Festival, 1988, 89, 90, Aspen Museum, 1989, Cheyenne Old West Museum, 1989, Aspen Hill Gallery Photography, 1990, Cherry Creek Art Festival, United States Embassy, Spain, 1991-1992, Vail Art Festival, 1992, Dallas 500 Art Festival, 1993-1996, Telluride Golden West Gallery, 1993, Denver Museum Natural History, 1994, Chicago Old Town Art Festival, 1994-1996, Main St. Art Festival, Fort Worth, 1995, Columbus Art Festival, 1995, Sedona Art Festival and Photograpjy, 1995-1996, and many others. Contributor photographs to professional journals.

Membership

County coordinator Perot Campaign, Telluride, 1992. Member National Museum Women in Arts, Telluride Council for Arts & Humanities, National Museum American Indians, Telluride History Museum, Buffalo Bill Histr. Center, Friends of Photography.

Interests

• Other Interests

  Avocations: skiing, hiking, reading, traveling, cooking.

Connections

Married Norman L. Benjamin, January 20, 1979. 1 child, Victor E. Elliot III.

father:

Oswald Basora

mother:

Helen (Torres) Basora

spouse:

Norman L. Benjamin

child:

Victor E. Elliot III Benjamin