Photos: A sword attack has not kept Bob Bennett from his art
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In 1974 Bob Bennett was attacked with a Samurai sword by a man he just met who then robbed him. Bennett, now in Tucson, used art to help him heal. A local filmmaker producing a documentary about Bennett.
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Bob Bennett works on a painting at the house of Alex Leyton, a local filmmaker, on February 05, 2018 in Tucson, Ariz.
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Bob Bennett works on a painting at the house of Alex Leyton, a local filmmaker, on February 05, 2018 in Tucson, Ariz. Leyton is making a documentary film that chronicles how Bennett survived a brutal attack in 1974. Bennett is working on paintings for an upcoming show in New York City this summer.
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Bob Bennett works on a painting at the house of Alex Leyton, a local filmmaker, on February 05, 2018 in Tucson, Ariz. Leyton is making a documentary film that chronicles how Bennett survived a brutal attack in 1974.
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After painting the background, Bob Bennett adds color as he works on a piece at the house of Alex Leyton, a local filmmaker, on February 05, 2018 in Tucson, Ariz.
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Bob Bennett works on a painting at the house of Alex Leyton, a local filmmaker, on February 05, 2018 in Tucson, Ariz. Leyton is making a documentary film that chronicles how Bennett survived a brutal attack in 1974.
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Bob Bennett works on a painting at the house of Alex Leyton, a local filmmaker, on February 05, 2018 in Tucson, Ariz.
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Bob Bennett, left, talks with Alex Leyton while taking a break from painting at the house of Leyton, a local filmmaker, on February 05, 2018 in Tucson, Ariz. Leyton is making a documentary film that chronicles how Bennett survived a brutal attack in 1974.
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Bob Bennett has an exhibit, "Bob Bennett: A Life Abstract," showing at 340 South Convent Ave. in Tucson, Ariz. Bennett is a local artist who is the subject of a documentary film that chronicles how he survived a brutal attack in 1974. February 02, 2018
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Bob Bennett, 1966.
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Bob Bennett, 1972
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Bob Bennett, 1976
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Misty Blue by Bob Bennett.
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Flower Pot by Bob Bennett.
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