Bench

Garry Knox Bennett, Bench, 1979, Douglas fir, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Theodore Cohen in memory of his mother and her sisters: Rose Melmon Cohen, Blanche Melmon, Mary Melmon Greenberg and Fanny Melmon Liberman, 1998.122.2A-E, © 1981, Garry K. Bennett
Garry Knox Bennett, Bench, 1979, Douglas fir, overall (assembled): 25 1⁄4 x 39 1⁄2 x 14 5⁄8 in. (64.1 x 100.3 x 37.1 cm) overall (part A): 11 x 39 1⁄2 x 14 5⁄8 in. (27.9 x 100.3 x 37.2 cm) overall (part B): 17 3⁄4 x 14 5⁄8 x 5 1⁄2 in. (45.1 x 37.1 x 14.0 cm) overall (part C): 17 3⁄4 x 14 5⁄8 x 5 1⁄2 in. (45.1 x 37.1 x 14.0 cm) overall (part D): 10 1⁄8 x 2 in. (25.8 x 5.1 cm) overall (part E): 10 1⁄8 x 2 in. (25.8 x 5.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Theodore Cohen in memory of his mother and her sisters: Rose Melmon Cohen, Blanche Melmon, Mary Melmon Greenberg and Fanny Melmon Liberman, 1998.122.2A-E, © 1981, Garry K. Bennett

Artwork Details

Title
Bench
Artist
Date
1979
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall (assembled): 25 1⁄4 x 39 1⁄2 x 14 5⁄8 in. (64.1 x 100.3 x 37.1 cm) overall (part A): 11 x 39 1⁄2 x 14 5⁄8 in. (27.9 x 100.3 x 37.2 cm) overall (part B): 17 3⁄4 x 14 5⁄8 x 5 1⁄2 in. (45.1 x 37.1 x 14.0 cm) overall (part C): 17 3⁄4 x 14 5⁄8 x 5 1⁄2 in. (45.1 x 37.1 x 14.0 cm) overall (part D): 10 1⁄8 x 2 in. (25.8 x 5.1 cm) overall (part E): 10 1⁄8 x 2 in. (25.8 x 5.1 cm)
Copyright
© 1981, Garry K. Bennett
Credit Line
Gift of Theodore Cohen in memory of his mother and her sisters: Rose Melmon Cohen, Blanche Melmon, Mary Melmon Greenberg and Fanny Melmon Liberman
Mediums
Mediums Description
Douglas fir
Classifications
Object Number
1998.122.2A-E
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1998.122.2A-E

Works by this artist (3 items)

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Cubist
Artist
Date2014
brass, Nevamar laminate, rock, and silver plating
Not on view
Garry Knox Bennett, Boston Kneehole, 1989, Honduras rosewood, maple, aluminum, brick, Fountainhead, Colorcore, antiqued bronze, and watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Anne and Ronald Abramson, the James Renwick Alliance and museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1990.104, © 1989, Gary Knox Bennett
Boston Kneehole
Artist
Date1989
Honduras rosewood, maple, aluminum, brick, Fountainhead, Colorcore, antiqued bronze, and watercolor
Not on view
Garry Knox Bennett, Bench, 1979, Douglas fir, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Theodore Cohen in memory of his mother and her sisters: Rose Melmon Cohen, Blanche Melmon, Mary Melmon Greenberg and Fanny Melmon Liberman, 1998.122.2A-E, © 1981, Garry K. Bennett
Bench
Artist
Date1979
Douglas fir
Not on view

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