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Fletcher Benton
(
American
, 1931–2019)
Fletcher Benton
Untitled (Maquette),
2005
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Biography
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Exhibitions
Public Collections
Literature
Timeline
1931
Born in Jackson, OH
1953 - 1956
BFA, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio
1956
Moved to California
1959 - 1966
Teacher at California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, CA
1966
Teacher at San Francisco Art Institute
1967 - 1986
Teacher at California State University San José, CA
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
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
Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Rio Grande University, OH
2008
Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award, International Sculpture Center, Hamilton, NJ
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Exhibitions
2011
Alphabet, Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin, Germany
2009
Cool! Cool! Cool! Cool!, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago IL
Cool! Cool! Cool! Cool!, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago IL
2008
SOFA CHICAGO 2008, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago IL
Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
SOFA CHICAGO 2008, Jean Albano Gallery, ChicagoIL
Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Made in California,” Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
“An Architect Collects: Robert D. Kleinschmidt & a Lifetime of Fine Arts Acquisitions,” University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
“Made in California,” Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
“The Circus Revisited,” Imago Galleries, Palm Desert, CA (solo)
“The Armory Show,” 7th Regiment Armory, New York, NY
2007
“The Circus Revisited,” Imago Galleries, Palm Desert, CA
“An Architect Collects: Robert D. Kleinschmidt & a Lifetime of Fine Arts Acquisitions,” University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2006
“Five Centuries of Art: The 11th Annual Los Angeles Art Show,” Santa Monica, CA
“Art Karlsruhe,” Karlsruhe, Germany
“Letters & Numbers,” Riva Yares Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ (solo)
“Five Centuries of Art: The 11th Annual Los Angeles Art Show,” Santa Monica, CA
“Art Karlsruhe,” Karlsruhe, Germany
“Letters & Numbers,” Riva Yares Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
“Paint on Metal,” Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
‘Highlights: New Acquisitions,” John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Art 36 Basel,” Basel, Switzerland
“Drawings, Maquettes, & Models of Large-Scale Sculpture,” Tasende Gallery, West Hollywood, CA (solo)
2005
“Drawings, Maquettes, & Models of Large-Scale Sculpture,” Tasende Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
“Art 36 Basel,” Basel, Switzerland
“Paint on Metal,” Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
‘Highlights: New Acquisitions,” John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004
“The 179th Annual: An Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary American Art,” National Academy Museum, New York, NY
“Dovetailing Art & Life: The Bennett Collection,” San Francisco Museum of Craft & Design, CA
“The 179th Annual: An Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary American Art,” National Academy Museum, New York, NY
“Dovetailing Art & Life: The Bennett Collection,” San Francisco Museum of Craft & Design, CA
“Art Cologne,” Cologne, Germany
“Beyond the Surface 2,” Art & Cultural Center at Fallbrook, CA
Navy Pier Walk, Chicago, IL
“Beyond the Surface 2,” Art & Cultural Center at Fallbrook, CA
2003
Navy Pier Walk, Chicago, IL
“Art Cologne,” Cologne, Germany
“On Ramps: Transitional Moments in California Art,” Pasadena Museum of California Art, CA
Galerie B. Haasner, Wiesbaden, Germany
“Wired: Art that Moves,” Miami Art Museum, FL
“Art Bodensee 2002: ‘San Francisco Bay Area’,” Kunstler aus Kalifornien, Dornbirn, Austria
“On Ramps: Transitional Moments in California Art,” Pasadena Museum of California Art, CA
“Wired: Art that Moves,” Miami Art Museum, FL
Galerie B. Haasner, Wiesbaden, Germany (solo)
2002
“Art Bodensee 2002: ‘San Francisco Bay Area’,” Kunstler aus Kalifornien, Dornbirn, Austria
Navy Pier Walk, Chicago, IL
The Art Show, 7th Regiment Armory, New York, NY (solo)
Galerie B. Haasner, Wiesbaden, Germany (solo)
“Welded! Sculpture of the 20th Century,” Neuberger Museum of Art, New York, NY
“Celebrating Modern Art: The Anderson Collection,” San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA
“Spektrum Kunstlandschaft,” Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Germany
"Art Chicago", Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
“Chicago Collectors Select,” Absolute Vision V, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Welded! Sculpture of the 20th Century,” Neuberger Museum of Art, New York, NY
“Chicago Collectors Select,” Absolute Vision V, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Spektrum Kunstlandschaft,” Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Germany
"Art Chicago", Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Tasende Gallery, LaJolla, CA
Tasende Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Tasende Gallery, ADAA/The Art Show, New York, NY
The Art Show, 7th Regiment Armory, New York, NY
2001
Galerie B. Haasner, Wiesbaden, Germany
“Celebrating Modern Art: The Anderson Collection,” San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA
Chicago Collectors Select, Absolute Vision V, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
Imago Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
2000
Imago Gallery, Palm Springs, CA (solo)
Chicago Collectors Select, Absolute Vision V, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999
Sheldon Museum, Lincoln, NE
“Exhibition of ISC Collection II,” International Sculpture Center, Chicago, IL
“The Museum Collects: Treasures of Twenty Years,” Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH
“The Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair,” Grosvenor House, London
“Exhibition of ISC Collection II,” International Sculpture Center, Chicago, IL
“The Museum Collects: Treasures of Twenty Years,” Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH
“The Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair,” Grosvenor House, London
Sheldon Museum, Lincoln, NE (solo)
Tasende Gallery, La Jolla, CA
Rive Yares Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Floating Forms,” Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH
Tasende Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Floating Forms,” Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH
Rive Yares Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ (solo)
Tasende Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
1998
Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
1997
Galerie Simonne Stern New Orleans, LA
“Theater of Art,” Riva Yares Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Drawing Invitational, Galerie Simonne Stern New Orleans, LA
Simone Stern Galerie, New Orleans, LA (solo)
Klingspor Museum Offenbach, Germany
Made in Ohio, Miami Art Museum Oxford, OH
1996
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
1995
Dorothy Goldeen Gallery Santa Monica, CA
1994
University of Rio Grande Rio Grande, OH
1993
Gothaer Kunstforum Cologne, Germany
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
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
Harcus Gallery Boston, MA
Arts Irvine 1987 Irvine, CA
1986
Laguna College of Art Laguna Beach, CA
Thomas Babeor Gallery La Jolla, CA
John Berggruen Gallery San Francisco, CA
1985
Harcus Gallery Boston
Fresno Arts Center Fresno, CA
John Berggruen Gallery San Francisco, CA
Fresno Art Center Fresno, CA
1984
Yares Gallery Scottsdale, AZ
Thomas Babeor Gallery La Jolla, CA
1982
San Jose Musuem of Art San Jose, CA
1981
John Berggruen Gallery San Francisco, CA
Yares Gallery Scottsdale, AZ
Klingspor Museum Offenbach, Germany
Oakland Musuem Oakland, CA
Portland Art Museum Portland, OR
Newport Harbor Museum Newport Beach, IA
Muscatine Art Center Muscatine, IA
Milwaukee Art Center Milwaukee, WI
University Art Museum, Miami University Oxford, OH
Suermont- Ludwig Museum Aachen, Germany
John Berggruen Gallery San Francsico, CA
1980
California State University San Jose, CA
1979
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters New York, NY
The Art Club of Chicago Chicago, IL
Grossman College El Cajon, CA
1978
Tortue Gallery Los Angeles, CA
San Jose Museum of Art San Jose, CA
1977
University Art Gallery, Cal. State University Fresno, CA
Gallery Smith - Anderson San Francisco, CA
1975
de Saisset Museum, Univeristy of Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA
1973
Galeria Bonino, Ltd. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phoenix Museum of Art Phoenix, AZ
University Art Museum Davis, CA
1972
La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art La Jolla, CA
Esther Robles Gallery Los Angeles, CA
Landry - Bonino Gallery, Ltd. New York, NY
1971
The Stanford University Art Museum Stanford, CA
University Art Gallery Chico, CA
Galeria Bonino Buenos Aires, Argentina
Reed College Portland, OR
London Arts Gallery Detroit, MI
1970
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco, CA
Berkeley Art Center Berkeley, CA
Albright - Knox Museum Buffalo, NY
Estudio Actual Caracas, Venezuela
1969
Galerie Francoise Mayer Brussels, Belgium
Galeria Bonino New York, NY
1968
Humboldt State College Arcata, CA
Galeria Bonino, Ltd. NEw York, NY
Galeria Bonino, Ltd. New York, NY
1967
San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, CA
Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA
Esther Robles Gallery Los Angeles, CA
1966
Hansen Gallery San Francisco,CA
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
Gump's Gallery San Francisco, CA
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Public Collections
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park and Museum, Hamilton, OH
Hartwood Acres Sculpture Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
City of Offenbach, Germany
Anderson Collection, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT
Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, CA
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
Neuberger Museum, State University of New York at Purchase, NY
Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany
Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, WI
Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Kröller-Müller Museum and Sculpture Garden, Otterlo, the Netherlands
Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, OH
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
University of California, Irvine, CA
University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Stanford University Museum of Art, Stanford, CA
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NB
San Jose State University Sculpture Garden, San Jose, CA
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA
Klingspor Museum, Offenbach, Germany
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Literature
2009
Ratcliff, Carter, Chattopadhyay Collette, and Leisegang, Jolei. "Fletcher Benton: An American Artist." New York: Hudson Hills
Selz, Peter, Chattopadhyay Collette, Ghirardo Diane. "Fletcher Benton: The Kinetic Years." New York: Hudson Hills
2003
Ratcliff, Carter, and David Finn. "Fletcher Benton." New York: Ruder-Finn Press
2001
Neubert, George, Peter Selz, Gerhard Kohlberg, and Phyllis Tuchman. "The New Constructivism of Fletcher Benton." Lausanne: Editions Acatos
1991
Lucie-Smith, Edward, and Paul Karlstrom. "Fletcher Benton." New York: Harry N. Abrams
