Justin O'Brien AM (2 August 1917 – 25 January 1996)[1] was an Australian artist. He won the inaugural Blake Prize in 1951.[2]
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Born | Justin Maurice O'Brien 2 August 1917 Hurstville, New South Wales |
Died | 25 January 1996 Rome |
Known for | Religious art, Portraiture |
Awards | Blake Prize (1951) |
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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