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Monument carver John E Benson dies at 84 in Newport
John Everett Benson, renowned stone carver who inscribed at Arlington National Cemetery for President Kennedy and created marks at the National Gallery of Art and Washington National Cathedral, died June 13 in Newport Rhode Island at age 84. His son Nick confirms. His career spanned roman lettering and open grave monuments for figures like Tennessee Williams and George Balanchine.
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John Everett Benson
John E Kennedy
National Gallery of Art
Newport
R.I
Nick Benson
Benson
Hammer & Hand
New England
John Stevens
Fuch
Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Deer Isle
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
I.M. Pei
Washington National Cathedral
Boston Public Library
Charlie Duane
Marion
Massachusetts
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Washington
Bill Clinton
Roosevelt
Washingtonian Magazine
Esther Fisher Smith
Rhode Island School of Design
Nick
United States
Hope
Ruth Furgiuele
Karen Augeri
Jamestown
Rhode Island
Christopher Benson
Santa Fe
New Mexico