Elizabeth Hill Boone

Elizabeth Hill Boone is an American art historian, specializing in Mesoamerican art and specifically the art of the Aztec civilization.

Boone earned her Bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1971. She later received her Ph.D. in art history from Yale University in 1978.

One of Boone's notable works is her book titled "Stories in Red and Black: Pictorial Histories of the Aztec and Mixtec," which was published in 2000. This book explores the visual narratives of the Aztecs and Mixtecs, examining their codices and ceramic vessels as sources of historical documentation.

Boone has received several awards for her contributions to the field of art history. She was elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2002. She also received the Alfred H. Barr Jr. Award from the College Art Association in 2001 for her book "Stories in Red and Black."

As of the publishing of the Wikipedia article, Boone was the Martha and Donald Robertson Chair in Latin American Art at Tulane University. However, this information may have changed since then, so it is advisable to check her current position through other sources.