For Cross-Posting: SHARP-L, Ficino-L, H-Net, et al. 30th June 2016. _____ The Princeton Research Forum, Princeton, New Jersey, sadly announces the passing on June 12, 2016, of one of its most distinguished members: Elizabeth Sgalitzer Ettinghausen, a respected specialist on Byzantine and Islamic art and culture. Dr Ettinghausen had been treated for cardiac problems over the last several months, and died peacefully at Merwick Care, suburban Princeton, NJ, surrounded by sons Tom and Stephen and other family members. Many of Elizabeth's associates in Princeton, New York, and Washington, DC, visited her bedside. She was alert and genial to the last. Elizabeth Sgalitzer Ettinghausen was born in Vienna in 1918, and initially educated in Vienna. But with the rise of Naziism, she and her family fled Austria in 1938 to Prague, then on to Istanbul, where her studies led to a dissertation (1943) on Byzantine ceramics. Owing to the family's relocations during the War, she was multi-lingual. In 1943, she relocated to the States, where she worked at the Department of Byzantine Art, Dumbarton Oaks Library, Washington, DC. In 1945, she married the German art historian, Richard Ettinghausen (New York University; Metropolitan Museum of Art). The Ettinghausens were one of the earliest celebrity couples on the conference scene. In 1967, they moved to Princeton, NJ, where her husband built a respected career in Islamic Art at Princeton University. Under the sponsorship of her principal affiliation, the Princeton Research Forum, Princeton, NJ, Elizabeth Ettinghausen made considerable contributions as an Independent Scholar, with a busy schedule of publications, lectures, and professional service (e.g., Visiting Committee member, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC; Collections Committee member, Harvard University Art Museums; Honorary Trustee, Textile Museum, George Washington University Museum). A frequent guest speaker into her 80s and 90s, Elizabeth spoke in Austria in 2009, and more recently in Princeton and in New York, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Only last year, she contributed the Foreword to Louise W. Mackie's Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th - 21st Century (Cleveland Museum of Art, 2016). In her final weeks, she thought to write a piece on Persepolis. Elizabeth Sgalitzer Ettinghausen will be missed by a global network. Her deep historical knowledge, personal elegance, and ironic wit distinguished her in all settings. A legacy assured. *Selected online content * < http://www.towntopics.com/wordpress/category/obits/ > < https://vimeo.com/92868102 > [Joan Goldstein, Public Access TV 30, Princeton] < http://www.doaks.org/library-archives/dumbarton-oaks-archives/historical-records/oral-history-project/elizabeth-sgalitzer-ettinghausen > *Posted by: Princeton Research Forum, Princeton, NJ, a community of independent scholars: http://www.princetonresearchforum.org/ Ashwini Mokashi, President. Notice prepared by Maureen E. Mulvihill (PRF) <[log in to unmask]> Other contributors: Joan Goldstein, Terri McNichol, Karen Reeds (PRF) ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).