Merle Greene Robertson | |
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 Merle Greene Robertson (foreground), in 1986 at Palenque, during a Mesa Redonda (Round Table) conference. | |
| Born | August 30, 1913 |
| Died | April 22, 2011 (aged 97) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painting, art historian |
| Spouse | Bob Robertson |
| Awards | Orden del Pop Award from Guatemala's Museo Popol Vuh |
Merle Greene Robertson (August 30, 1913 – April 22, 2011[1]) was an American artist, art historian, archaeologist, lecturer and Mayanist researcher, renowned for her extensive work towards the investigation and preservation of the art, iconography, and writing of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization of Central America.[2] She is most famous for her rubbings of Maya carved stelae, sculpture, and carved stone, particularly at the Maya sites of Tikal and Palenque.