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Fletcher Benton

(American, 1931–2019)

Fletcher Benton

Steel Donut No. 4, Two Rings, 2012

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Fletcher Benton

Circus Painting No. 29, 2006

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Fletcher Benton

Big Spring It No. 4, 2012

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Biography

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

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

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

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

Fletcher Benton

(American, 1931–2019)

Fletcher Benton

Fletcher Benton

Fletcher Benton

Biography

Timeline

Exhibitions

Public Collections

Literature

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