Manuel Bennett

	Manuel Bennett
	; Bennett (aged 86) in September 2008, with his book The Eternal Horse: An Artist's View
Birth:	13 October 1921; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Death:	17 June 2022; Orange County, California, USA
Age:	100 years, 247 days
Country:	USA
	Centenarian

Manuel Bennett (13 October 1921 – 17 June 2022) was an American centenarian and artist.

Biography[]

Bennett was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 13 October 1921. 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" under the muralists Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros, the landscapist Dr. Atl, and the sculptor Francisco Zuniga.

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

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.

Bennett produced public art for the cities of Encinitas, California; El Paso, Texas; Irvine, California; and Hondo and Hiroshima in Japan. He also donated sculpture for awards for humanitarians including the American Heart Association.

Bennett served in the United States Army during World War II. He died in Orange County, California, on 17 June 2022, at the age of 100 years, 247 days.

Manuel Bennett

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