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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]

Garry Knox Bennett
Bennett working on a bandsaw.
Born	Garry Knox Bennett October 8, 1934 Alameda, California
Died	January 28, 2022 (aged 87)
Nationality	American
Known for	Furniture

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; ISBN 1-890385-03-4 (catalogue for retrospective exhibition, curated by Ursula Ilse-Neuman)

References

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

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