Notable deaths of 2012: Arts and culture figures
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Karl Benjamin, 86 | Art( Louis Stern Fine Arts. )
L.A. painter Karl Benjamin died in July at 86 of congestive heart failure. The artist, who is known for his abstract paintings that starkly juxtaposed geometric shapes and colors, was a longtime resident of Claremont, where he was an important member of the town's arts community.
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