Manuel Bennett

Manuel Bennett, is American artist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in October 13, 1921. He moved to Mexico City, Mexico in 1951 under the Montgomery GI Bill to study at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda" to study under muralists Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros, landscapist Dr. Atl, and sculptor Francisco Zúñiga.
Following in the tradition of contemporaries in Mexico, the Taller de Gráfica Popular, Bennett produced mostly lithographic prints, though he also produced sculpture, which can be found in the collection of the Yeshiva University Museum.
Early in his career, Bennett played a major role in publication of the Codex Bodley Mixtec manuscripts, providing all of the color separation and capture necessary to reproduce the ancient piece.
Bennett has produced public art for the cities of Encinitas, CA, El Paso, TX as well as Irvine, CA, Hondo and Hiroshima, Japan. He has also donated sculpture for awards for humanitarians including the American Heart Association.