Merle Greene Robertson
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 | Painter, 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) 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. She is most famous for her rubbings of Maya carved stelae, sculpture, and carved stone, particularly at the Maya sites of Tikal and Palenque.