Garry Knox Bennett

Garry Knox Bennett
Bennett working on a bandsaw.
Born	Garry Knox Bennett 1934 Alameda, California
Nationality	American
Known for	Furniture

Garry Knox Bennett (born October 8, 1934 in Alameda, California) is an American woodworker, furniture maker, metalworker and artist, known for his whimsical, inventive and unconventional uses of materials and designs in his work. His long-established workshop and studio is in Oakland, California.

In popular culture[]

In a season 7 episode of the NBC show Parks and Recreation, Garry Knox Bennett is listed by main character Ron Swanson as one of only two celebrities that he recognizes.

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)

External links[]

• Made in Oakland: The Furniture of Garry Knox Bennett (Oakland Museum of California)
• Garry Knox Bennett Furniture - Bennett's website

External links[]

• An interview with Garry Knox Bennett, conducted 2002 February 1-2, by Glenn Adamson, for the Archives of American Art

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