Edmund Snow Carpenter
| Edmund Snow Carpenter | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 2, 1922 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 1, 2011 (aged 88) Southampton, New York, U.S. |
| Residence | New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
University of Pennsylvania (B.S., Ph.D.) |
| Years active | 1941–2011 |
| Known for | anthropologist best known for his work on tribal art and visual media |
| Spouse(s) | Florence Ofelia Camara (1946-mid-1950s) Virginia York Wilson (1960s) Adelaide de Menil (late 1960s to his death in 2011) |
| Children | Stephen, Rhys, Ian |
| Parent(s) | Fletcher Hawthorne Carpenter Agnes Barbara Wight |
| Relatives | John C. Carpenter (brother) Barbara Carpenter (sister) Collins W. Carpenter (brother) |
Edmund "Ted" Snow Carpenter (September 2, 1922 – July 1, 2011) was an American anthropologist best known for his work on tribal art and visual media.
Born in Rochester, New York to the artist and educator Fletcher Hawthorne Carpenter (1879–1954) and Agnes "Barbara" Wight (1883–1981), he was one of four children.
He was a fraternal twin with Collins W. "Connie" Carpenter, later of Canandaigua, New York.
He was a descendant of the immigrant William Carpenter (1605 England - 1658/1659 Rehoboth, Massachusetts) the founder of the Rehoboth Carpenter family who came to America in the mid-1630s.
Edmund Carpenter began his anthropology studies under Dr. Frank G. Speck at the University of Pennsylvania in 1940. After completing his semester in early 1942, he volunteered to serve his country during World War II.
He joined the United States Marine Corps in early 1942, fighting in the Pacific Theater of Operations for the duration of the war especially in New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the Marianas, and Iwo Jima. After the war ended, he was assigned to oversee hundreds of Japanese prisoners, putting them to work on an archaeological dig in Tumon Bay, Guam.
Discharged as a captain in 1946, he returned to the University of Pennsylvania using his G.I. Bill, was awarded a bachelor's degree, and earned his doctorate four years later in 1950. His doctoral dissertation was on the pre-history of the Northeast, entitled Intermediate Period Influences in the Northeast.
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