Archive
Archives of the art and collections of Knoxville, TN sculptor Bruce Bennett.
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Bruce Bennett: Artist Statement & Curriculum Vitae
Bruce Bennett’s artist statement and curriculum vitae offer a personal and professional record of his life as a sculptor. In his own words and through decades of exhibitions, commissions, and…
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Bruce Bennett: Alien Monoliths
Bruce Bennett’s Alien Monoliths imagine an encounter between prehistoric people and extraterrestrial visitors, recorded through the visual language of the people witnessing it. Bennett developed the series using imagery adapted…
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A Mosaic Driveway by Bruce Bennett and Allison Roberts
The summer of 2020 was difficult for everyone. COVID was the new epidemic, and we were all confined to our quarters. Bruce Bennett had an idea to break the boredom…
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Secret History Walk at Volunteer Landing
Along the north side of downtown Knoxville’s riverfront, the Secret History Walk at Volunteer Landing tells stories of the city and the Tennessee River carved in stone. Jack Neely, Knoxville…
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Mary Vestal Park
The sculpture No Place Like Home, installed at Mary Vestal Park, was carved by Alan Finch at Bruce Bennett’s Custom Marble and Design studio at Candora for the 2003 One…
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Three Eggs in Space Fabrication
Bruce Bennett and the talented craftsmen at Custom Marble and Design fabricated Three Eggs in Space for artist Karen Bailey in 2010. The sculpture stands today in Alexandria, Virginia. Photo…
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Boyd’s Garden | Bruce Bennett Sculpture
The garden at Tom Boyd and Sandi Burdick’s South Knoxville home was featured twice by the Knoxville News Sentinel. Sandi and Bruce worked collaboratively on sculptures throughout the sprawling, themed…
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The Children’s Table at UT Gardens
Bruce Bennetts Children’s Table at UT Gardens September2006
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The First Sculpture Symposium
“What we would like to do is bring community and art together.” In 1998, Bruce Bennett hosted the first sculpture symposium at Custom Marble & Design in South Knoxville. Bruce…
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Bruce Bennett First & Future 50 Award
Bruce Bennett in May 20, 1997, with the plaque he made for the Greater Knoxville First & Future 50 Awards. View the original article (PDF)