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Garry Knox Bennett
Chest of drawers1977

Not on view
Small wooden cabinet with four drawers and dark metal corner straps, mounted on a tall four-legged stand with crossed brass stretchers
Rectangular wooden plank with silver-painted inscriptions reading "Nov. 24" and "1977," featuring a profile head wearing a feathered headdress at center; black ribbon tied at left end.
Close-up of a decorative border strip with black background and white oval spots, bearing hand-lettered inscription: 'IN OAKLAND GKB ANNO 77,' set within a wood frame.
Artist or Maker
Garry Knox Bennett
United States, California, Alameda, 1934-2022
Title
Chest of drawers
Date Made
1977
Medium
Fir, redwood, lacewood, steel, copper, glass
Dimensions
35 3/4 × 13 1/4 × 13 1/4 in. (90.81 × 33.66 × 33.66 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Bennett Family Trust
Accession Number
M.2016.188
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design

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