Justin O'Brien

Justin O'Brien AM (2 August 1917 – 25 January 1996)[1] was an Australian artist. He won the inaugural Blake Prize in 1951.[2]

Justin O'Brien

AM
Born
Justin Maurice O'Brien

2 August 1917
Hurstville, New South Wales
Died25 January 1996
Rome
Known forReligious art, Portraiture
AwardsBlake Prize (1951)

Collections

O'Brien's works are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia,[3] the Art Gallery of New South Wales,[4] the National Gallery of Victoria,[5] the Art Gallery of South Australia,[6] the University of Sydney,[7] and the University of Southern Queensland.[7]

The Australian National Portrait Gallery holds a number of portraits of O'Brien.[8]

O'Brien was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours for service to art.[9]

He is the subject of an Australian Broadcasting Corporation Compass program.[10]

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gollark: "Yes, I am reading it"
gollark: They are probably reading this, you know.
gollark: I did *ask* why, they said "something to do", and claim to indeed have a life.
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References
  1. "Justin O'Brien". agsa.sa.gov.au. Art Gallery of South Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  2. "Justin O'Brien Wins Blake Prize". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 March 1951. p. 9. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. "O'Brien, Justin 1917 – 1996". artsearch.nga.gov.au. National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  4. "Collection: Justin O'Brien". artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. "The Virgin enthroned (Altar piece triptych)". ngv.vic.gov.au. National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  6. "Justin O'Brien:Works in the collection". agsa.sa.gov.au. Art Gallery of South Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  7. Belinda Nemec (March 2017), La Trobe Art Institute Art Collection Project: Significance Assessment (PDF), La Trobe University, pp. 142, 145, retrieved 2 August 2020
  8. "Browse the Portraits". portrait.gov.au. National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  9. "Justin Maurice O'Brien". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of the Prime Minister & Cabinet. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  10. Hunter, Catherine (26 July 2020). "Justin O'Brien – The Sacred Music Of Colour". Compass. ABC (Australian TV channel). Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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