Obituary. Chicago Tribune, November 8, 2002
Ben Benson, 74
Artist known for small, gemlike paintings
By Alan G. Artner, Tribune art critic.
Ben Benson, 74, a burly Chicago-area artist who for decades created delicate geometric abstractions that achieved a sublimity beyond local taste, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, of cardiac arrest. He recently had undergone radiation treatment for cancer, following years of debilitation from secondary diabetes.
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