Bonfante would go on to study fine arts and classics at Barnard College, earning her B.A.
[4] She was a founding member of the American section of the Istituto Nazionale di Studi Etruschi ed Italici.
She edited the periodical publication Etruscan News that reported on the activities of the American section.
[7] The Archaeological Institute of America created an endowment fund to raise monies to support a lecture in Bonfante's honor as part of its lecture program.
[8] The inaugural named lecture was delivered by Dr. Jean MacIntosh Turfa on March 21, 2021, for the Staten Island (NY) society of the AIA.