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Sylvia Ardyn Boone
1941–1993
United States
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Sylvia Ardyn Boone (September 30, 1940 – April 27, 1993) was an African-American art historian specializing in African art, female imagery, women's arts and masks. In 1988, she became the first African-American woman to receive tenure at Yale University.
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