Manuel Bennett

Not to be confused with the actor Manu Bennett.

Manuel Bennett, is American artist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in October 13, 1921.[1] He moved to Mexico City, Mexico in 1951 under the Montgomery GI Bill to study at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda" to study under muralists Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros, landscapist Dr. Atl, and sculptor Francisco Zúñiga.[2]

Following in the tradition of contemporaries in Mexico, the Taller de Gráfica Popular, Bennett produced mostly lithographic prints,[3] though he also produced sculpture, which can be found in the collection of the Yeshiva University Museum.[4]

Early in his career, Bennett played a major role in publication of the Codex Bodley Mixtec manuscripts, providing all of the color separation and capture necessary to reproduce the ancient piece.[5]

Bennett has produced public art for the cities of Encinitas, CA, El Paso, TX as well as Irvine, CA,[6] Hondo and Hiroshima, Japan.[7] He has also donated sculpture for awards for humanitarians including the American Heart Association.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Bennett, Manuel. "United States Public Records, 1970-2009". FamilySearch. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Bennett, Manuel (1984). The Eternal Horse: An Artist's View. Los Angeles, CA: Crestwood House. ISBN 978-0931747007.
  3. ↑ Bennett, Manuel (1964). Representative work of Manuel Bennett. ASIN B00AGAUFA4.
  4. ↑ "Spare Times: For Children". New York Times. New York Times. July 7, 2000. pp. E36.
  5. ↑ Caso, Alfonso. "Personal letter" (PDF). https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1213027/press/casothankyou.pdf. External link in |website= (help)
  6. ↑ "City of Irvine: Butterfly Initiative". http://www.cityofirvine.org/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=383&TargetID=1,6,12,10,13. External link in |website= (help)
  7. ↑ Meza Estrada, Antonio (December 30, 2001). "Artist promotes global harmony". El Paso Times. El Paso Times. pp. 7A.
  8. ↑ "American Heart Association Awards Program" (PDF).
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