Made in Oakland: The Furniture of Garry Knox Bennett Retrospective
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Bennett, Garry Knox, 1934-
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content: Garry Knox Bennett papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.5 Linear Feet (Boxes 9-11)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1977-2009
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.benngarr, Series 5
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content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The 2001 retrospective of Bennett's work was first exhibited at the American Craft Museum in New York before traveling to the Oakland Museum. Files include correspondence, fundraising records, publicity, loan agreements, and material regarding photographs and slides. Lender files contain correspondence with collectors requesting to visit their homes in order to assess the works they own by Bennett for possible use in the exhibition, photographs of artwork, printed material, forms, and notes. 

A large portion of the series contains material regarding the creation of a book that also served as the catalog for the retrospective. Initially, the American Craft Museum was tasked with developing the book, but after some debate over pricing the remainder of the book's development fell into the hands of the Bennetts. They worked with curator Ursula Neuman, designer Mark Ong, and editor Fronia Simpson to finish the book. The book includes an exhibition history compiled by Elizabeth Bard and a chronology by John Marlowe.