About John Benson

Catalogue Raisonné:
The Artistic Legacy of
John Prentiss Benson

Volume I
Volume II
Volume III
Volume IV



This beautiful, gold-foil stamped, hard-covered copy of The Artistic Legacy of John Prentiss Benson–Volume II, measuring 9" x 6", contains 372 pages. Highlights include:

A chapter about John Benson's diverse artistic abilities:
woodcarver, cartoonist, graphic designer, poet, humorist, photographer, maritime historian - and more

A chapter describing exhibitions, both one-man shows and multi-artist events, from 1912 to 2004, in which John Benson paintings have been shown

More than 165 previously unpublished black/white photos of the artist's paintings. In the center section of the book, 85 of these paintings are reproduced in full color. Each painting's description includes its date, size, signature identification, medium, and a paragraph "of interest"

Lists, arranged alphabetically by title, and chronologically by date of more than 725 known John Benson works of art.






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