4 Quotes & Sayings By Robert Foster Bennett

Robert Foster Bennett was born in 1944 in New Carlisle, Ohio. He received his BFA from the Columbus College of Art and Design (now The School for Creative Studies) (1964), where he studied painting, printmaking, photography, and drawing. He also studied art history at Ohio State University. He went on to receive the MFA in painting from the University of Iowa (1969), where he studied under Frank Beltrami. His work has been shown in various exhibitions around the country, including solo exhibitions at the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Carnegie Institute of Washington, D.C., and the National Museum of American Art Read more

Bennett's art "strives for an idealized vision of American culture, informed by nostalgia and mythicized memory" (Hall). His paintings are featured in several museum collections, including The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington D.C., and The Phillips Collection in Washington D.C. He lives and works in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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But very often in politics we have the experience called up from my father when someone was trying to help him in the campaign: I can take care of my enemies, may the Good Lord save me from my friends. Robert Foster Bennett
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A desire to be in charge of our own lives, a need for control, is born in each of us. It is essential to our mental health, and our success, that we take control. Robert Foster Bennett
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Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself. Robert Foster Bennett