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Fletcher Benton    (American, 1931)

 Fletcher Benton - Blocks on Blocks: Three on One, Disc (Sculptures) h: 96 x w: 27 x d: 23 in / h: 243.8 x w: 68.6 x d: 58.4 cm
Fletcher Benton
Blocks on Blocks: Three on One, Disc 2005
 
 Fletcher Benton - Drum Rhythm No. 4 (Sculptures) h: 26 x w: 13 x d: 16 in / h: 66 x w: 33 x d: 40.6 cm
Fletcher Benton
Drum Rhythm No. 4 2007
 
 

Biography
1931 Born Jackson, OH
1953 - 1956 BFA: Miami University in Oxford, Ohio
1956 Moves to California
1959 - 1966 Teacher at California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, CA
1966 Teacher at San Francisco Art Institute
1979 Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts American Academy & Institute of Arts & Letters
1980 President's Scholar Award California State University, San Jose, CA
1982 Award of Honor for Outstanding Achievement, San Francisco Art Commission
1967 - 1986 Teacher at California State University San José, CA
1993 Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Miami University, Oxford, OH
1994 Ohioana Library Award for a Meritorious Career that has added Luster and Distinction to the Heritage of the State and Nation, Columbus, Ohio
1994 Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Rio Grande University, OH
2008 Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award, International Sculpture Center, Hamilton, NJ

Selected Museum Collections

Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT
Anderson Collection, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
City of Offenbach, Germany
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
Hartwood Acres Sculpture Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Klingspor Museum, Offenbach, Germany
Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Kröller-Müller Museum and Sculpture Garden, Otterlo, the Netherlands
La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, WI
Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany
Neuberger Museum, State University of New York at Purchase, NY
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, CA
Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum, Hamilton, OH
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
San Jose State University Sculpture Garden, San Jose, CA
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NB
Stanford University Museum of Art, Stanford, CA
University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, CA
University of California, Irvine, CA
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, OH
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY


Exhibitions
1998 Tasende Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1998 Tasende Gallery, La Jolla, CA
1997 Drawing Invitational, Galerie Simonne Stern New Orleans, LA
1997 Galerie Simonne Stern New Orleans, LA
1996 Klingspor Museum Offenbach, Germany
1996 Made in Ohio, Miami Art Museum Oxford, OH
1995 Dorothy Goldeen Gallery Santa Monica, CA
1994 University of Rio Grande Rio Grande, OH
1993 Gothaer Kunstforum Cologne, Germany
1993 Table Sculpture, Andre Emmerich Gallery New York, NY
1992 American Artists in Jewelry, Elizabeth Michaels Gallery Washington, D.C.
1991 Florence-Santa Clara: Two Schools of Sculpture, Triton Museum Santa Clara, CA
1991 Sung Dam Fine Arts Seoul, Korea
1990 Picasso, Gravuren and Fletcher Benton Sculpturen, Einladung in das Mathias Spital Rheine, Germany
1989 John Berggruen Gallery San Francisco, CA
1988 Dorothy Golden Gallery Santa Monica, CA
1987 Haasner Gallery Wiesbaden, Germany
1987 Harcus Gallery Boston, MA
1987 Arts Irvine 1987 Irvine, CA
1986 Laguna College of Art Laguna Beach, CA
1986 Thomas Babeor Gallery La Jolla, CA
1986 John Berggruen Gallery San Francisco, CA
1985 Harcus Gallery Boston
1985 Fresno Arts Center Fresno, CA
1984 Yares Gallery Scottsdale, AZ
1984 Thomas Babeor Gallery La Jolla, CA
1984 Fresno Art Center Fresno, CA
1984 John Berggruen Gallery San Francisco, CA
1982 San Jose Musuem of Art San Jose, CA
1981 John Berggruen Gallery San Francisco, CA
1981 Yares Gallery Scottsdale, AZ
1981 Klingspor Museum Offenbach, Germany
1980 California State University San Jose, CA
1980 Suermont- Ludwig Museum Aachen, Germany
1980 University Art Museum, Miami University Oxford, OH
1980 Milwaukee Art Center Milwaukee, WI
1980 Oakland Musuem Oakland, CA
1980 Muscatine Art Center Muscatine, IA
1980 Newport Harbor Museum Newport Beach, IA
1980 Portland Art Museum Portland, OR
1980 John Berggruen Gallery San Francsico, CA
1979 American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters New York, NY
1979 The Art Club of Chicago Chicago, IL
1979 Grossman College El Cajon, CA
1978 Tortue Gallery Los Angeles, CA
1978 San Jose Museum of Art San Jose, CA
1977 University Art Gallery, Cal. State University Fresno, CA
1975 de Saisset Museum, Univeristy of Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA
1975 Gallery Smith - Anderson San Francisco, CA
1973 Galeria Bonino, Ltd. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1973 Phoenix Museum of Art Phoenix, AZ
1973 University Art Museum Davis, CA
1972 La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art La Jolla, CA
1972 Esther Robles Gallery Los Angeles, CA
1972 Landry - Bonino Gallery, Ltd. New York, NY
1971 The Stanford University Art Museum Stanford, CA
1970 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco, CA
1970 Albright - Knox Museum Buffalo, NY
1970 Berkeley Art Center Berkeley, CA
1970 Estudio Actual Caracas, Venezuela
1970 London Arts Gallery Detroit, MI
1970 University Art Gallery Chico, CA
1970 Reed College Portland, OR
1970 Galeria Bonino Buenos Aires, Argentina
1969 Galerie Francoise Mayer Brussels, Belgium
1969 Galeria Bonino New York, NY
1968 Humboldt State College Arcata, CA
1968 Galeria Bonino, Ltd. NEw York, NY
1968 Galeria Bonino, Ltd. New York, NY
1967 San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, CA
1967 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA
1967 Esther Robles Gallery Los Angeles, CA
1966 Hansen Gallery San Francisco,CA
1966 Esther Robles Gallery Los Angeles, CA
1965 San Francisco Museum of Art San Francisco, CA
1962 Ditenfass Gallery New York, NY
1961 California Palace of the Legion of Honor San Francisco, CA
1961 Gump's Gallery San Francisco, CA
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