Garry Knox Bennett Explained

Garry Knox Bennett
Birth Name:	Garry Knox Bennett
Birth Date:	October 8, 1934
Birth Place:	Alameda, California
Death Date:	January 28, 2022 (aged 87)
Nationality:	American
Known For:	Furniture

Garry Knox Bennett (October 8, 1934 – January 28, 2022) was an American woodworker, furniture maker, metalworker and artist from Alameda, California, who was known for his whimsical, inventive and unconventional uses of materials and designs in his work. His workshop and studio was in Oakland, California.^[1]

In popular culture

In a season 7 episode of the NBC show Parks and Recreation—the third, "William Henry Harrison"—Bennett is listed by main character Ron Swanson as one of only two celebrities that he recognizes. (The other being Magnus, a local bull elk.)

Bibliography

• Made in Oakland: The Furniture of Garry Knox Bennett, American Craft Museum, New York, 2001; (catalogue for retrospective exhibition, curated by Ursula Ilse-Neuman)

External links

• Made in Oakland: The Furniture of Garry Knox Bennett (Oakland Museum of California)
• Garry Knox Bennett Furniture - Bennett's website
• An interview with Garry Knox Bennett, conducted 2002 February 1-2, by Glenn Adamson, for the Archives of American Art
• Smithsonian American Art Museum - Smithsonian American Art Museum page on the artist and pieces at the museum
• Remembering Garry Knox Bennett Woodworking Network

Notes and References

1. Web site: Remembering: Garry Knox Bennett . Goodrich . Beth . February 8, 2022 . American Craft Council . April 26, 2022.