Erica Baneth

Australian sculptor

Erica Marianna Baneth, née Foti, (1928– ) by 1968 known as Erica Baneth-Goodey,[1] was an Australian sculptor, born in Budapest, Hungary.

## History

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Baneth was born in Budapest, Hungary, and emigrated to Australia in 1948.[2]

By 1964 she was teaching at Mount Scopus Memorial College of Burwood, Victoria.[3]

She studied at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology 1955–1959, Canberra Institute of Technology 1959–1962, National Gallery of Victoria (part time) 1963, Hammersmith School of Architecture and Arts 1966.[2]

She taught at Monash University University in 1968, and around this time became known as Baneth-Goodey.

She married in 1977 and emigrated to Los Angeles.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Art-Wise Fascinating Contrasts". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. XXXIV, no. 29\. Victoria, Australia. 11 April 1968. p. 12. Retrieved 26 November 2023 - via National Library of Australia.
2. ^ a b c Alan McCulloch (1984). Encyclopedia of Australian Art. Hutchinson. ISBN 009148300X.
3. ^ "Won Art Award". The Australian Jewish Herald. Vol. 47, no. 25\. Victoria, Australia. 6 March 1964. p. 1. Retrieved 26 November 2023 - via National Library of Australia.