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Sidney Kasfir Obituary
After graduating from Simmons College, she married Nelson Kasfir in 1962, obtained a PhD in African art, and taught in New England and then at Emory University for 23 years.
In 1991, she met her husband, Kirati Lenaronkoito, in Maralal, Kenya. There she helped raise 10 children.
Sidney is survived by her husband Kirati; children Melania Turgelsky and Elisabetta Kasfir; granddaughters Zoe and Maddy Turgelsky; ten children and eleven grandchildren in Kenya; and sisters Natalie Archer and Nina Bisognani.
SERVICES: Her funeral will be held in Maralal, Kenya with Memorials in Atlanta and York.
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Paul Landau
January 11, 2020
Brilliant brilliant woman and leading light for art hustorians of Africa knew her slightly but warmly in the 1990s, always our colleague. Rest in Peace
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