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Harry R Bennett

Harry R. Bennett (1919 - 2012) was active/lived in New York.  Harry Bennett is known for Gothic novel illustrator, commercial artist.

Harry R. Bennett  (1919-2012)

Award-winning painter and illustrator Harry R. Bennett, formerly of Ridgefield, Connecticut, died early Thursday, November 29, 2012 from complications of pneumonia at The VA Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. He had lived with his daughter, Pamela Bennett and wife Margaret Shean in Towson, Maryland.

Mr. Bennett was a commercial artist when he enlisted in the Army in November, 1940. He graduated from the Infantry Officer Candidate School in May 1942. Major Bennett was a veteran of the Hollandia operation, in which Gen. Douglas MacArthur's forces cut off the entire Japanese 18th Army, and in which Major Bennett himself won the Bronze Star.

In 1945, Mr. Bennett married Margaret Shean in Ridgefield, CT, where they lived until 1985. His wife encouraged him to follow his passion for painting. He attended The Art Institute of Chicago and The American Academy of Art Chicago. He would use his family and neighbors as models for over 1000 book   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3825 characters.]  Artist bio

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