Fletcher Benton

(American, 1931–2019)

balanced/unbalanced t, study no. 5 by fletcher benton

Fletcher Benton

Balanced/Unbalanced T, Study No. 5, 2018

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folded circle ring maquette no. 110 by fletcher benton

Fletcher Benton

Folded Circle Ring Maquette No. 110, 2017

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folded circle maquette with discs, ring, and l by fletcher benton

Fletcher Benton

Folded Circle Maquette with Discs, Ring, and L, 2014

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plate maquette no. 52 by fletcher benton

Fletcher Benton

Plate Maquette No. 52, 2015

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aircraft: f105d-jet by fletcher benton

Fletcher Benton

Aircraft: F105D-Jet, 1997

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folded square alphabet n, ap by fletcher benton

Fletcher Benton

Folded Square Alphabet N, AP, 2011

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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

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

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

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