Artist

Bennett Brien

Nationality

American Indian, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa

Artist Dates

b. 1957

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Date of Work

1987

Medium

Colored pencil

Signature

Lower right

Height

25"

Width

19"

Collection/Provenance

Art & Design Study Collection

Status

Stored: FF_007_A

Location

UND Art Collections Repository

Artist Bio

Bennett Brien was born in 1957 in Belcourt, North Dakota. He received his BFA and MFA degrees in sculpture at the University of North Dakota. Brien’s work incorporates his heritage and reflects pride in Native American traditions.

Well known throughout the region as a sculptor, Brien’s public sculpture can be found at the police station, the University of North Dakota, and Altru hospital in Grand Forks; the Federal Building, the North Dakota State Game and Fish Building, and other sites on State Capitol grounds in Bismarck; and at the University of Minnesota—Crookston.

Condition

Very good.

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