Benton Murdoch Spruance (June 25, 1904–December 6, 1967) was an American painter, printmaker and architect.
Awarded two Cresson scholarships to pursue additional studies in Europe, he created his first lithograph while visiting Paris in 1928.
[5][4] As a printmaker, Spruance was known for his innovations in color lithography with series of works relating to mythological and religious themes, as well as portraiture.
[8] Spruance died at the age of sixty-three at his home in the Germantown, Philadelphia neighborhood on December 6, 1967.
His funeral was held on Friday, December 8 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill.