Justin O'Brien explained

Justin O'Brien
Birth Name:Justin Maurice O'Brien
Birth Date:2 August 1917
Birth Place:Hurstville, New South Wales
Death Date:25 January 1996
Death Place:Rome
Field:Religious art, Portraiture
Awards:Blake Prize (1951)

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

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, and the University of Southern Queensland.

The Australian National Portrait Gallery holds a number of portraits of O'Brien.[7]

O'Brien was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours for service to art.[8]

He is the subject of an Australian Broadcasting Corporation Compass program.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Justin O'Brien . agsa.sa.gov.au . Art Gallery of South Australia . 2 August 2020.
  2. News: 14 March 1951 . Justin O'Brien Wins Blake Prize . 9 . Sydney Morning Herald . 2 August 2020.
  3. Web site: O'Brien, Justin 1917 – 1996 . artsearch.nga.gov.au . National Gallery of Australia . 2 August 2020.
  4. Web site: Collection: Justin O'Brien . artgallery.nsw.gov.au . Art Gallery of New South Wales . 2 August 2020.
  5. Web site: The Virgin enthroned (Altar piece triptych) . ngv.vic.gov.au . National Gallery of Victoria . 2 August 2020.
  6. Web site: Justin O'Brien:Works in the collection . agsa.sa.gov.au . Art Gallery of South Australia . 2 August 2020.
  7. Web site: Browse the Portraits . portrait.gov.au . National Portrait Gallery . 2 August 2020.
  8. Web site: Justin Maurice O'Brien. 2020-08-03. Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of the Prime Minister & Cabinet.
  9. Justin O’Brien – The Sacred Music Of Colour . 2 August 2020 . Compass . Compass (Australian TV program) . Catherine . Hunter . Catherine Hunter (filmmaker) . ABC (Australian TV channel) . 26 July 2020 .

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