1907 - 1998

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  • Also known as: Rainey Bennet
  • Top 3 works: Hart Fellows--Builder of Rushville (mural study, Rushville, Illinois Post Office)
  • Art period: Modern
  • Works on this site: 1
  • Lifespan: 91 years
  • Museums on this site: Smithsonian American Art Museum

A Versatile American Artist

Rainey Bennett was an American painter, illustrator, and muralist whose diverse body of work earned him a place in major museum collections. His artistic reach extended from large-scale murals to delicate watercolors and children's book illustrations. As a freelance illustrator, he maintained a long-standing professional relationship with Scott Foresman publishers and contributed seasonal newspaper advertisements for Marshall Field's. In 1960, he expanded his creative output by writing and illustrating his own children's book, The Secret Hiding Place, which tells the story of a baby hippopotamus.

His mastery of different mediums is evidenced by the various collections that house his work, including:

Murals and Watercolors

Between 1934 and 1943, Bennett contributed to the mural movement through the Section of Painting and Sculpture. His oil on canvas murals include Ten Eyck’s Tavern on Chicago Road for the Dearborn, Michigan post office and Hart Fellows - Builder of Rushville for the Rushville, Illinois post office. He also painted George Martin's Home Overlooking Old Naper Hill for the Naperville, Illinois post office and a thirteen-panel mural for the Neil House Hotel in Columbus, Ohio.

Bennett also gained recognition for his watercolor series. In 1939, he produced thirty-six watercolors of Venezuela on commission from the Stanford Oil Company and Nelson Rockefeller. Following this, he received another commission from Rockefeller in 1949 to paint other South American countries. His work has been exhibited at the Downtown Gallery in New York and the Whitney Museum, among other prestigious venues.

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Krátky kvíz

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Otázka 1:
In which city was Rainey Bennett born?
Otázka 2:
Which publisher did Bennett have a longtime working relationship with?
Otázka 3:
What was the subject of Bennett's 1960 children's book, 'The Secret Hiding Place'?
Otázka 4:
Which museum's collection includes Bennett's watercolor 'Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1952'?
Otázka 5:
For which company did Bennett produce a series of 36 watercolors in 1939?