For the American academic, see Justin O'Brien (scholar).
Justin O'Brien
Birth nameJustin Maurice O'Brien
Birth date2 August 1917
Birth placeHurstville, New South Wales
Death date25 January 1996
Death placeRome
FieldReligious art, portraiture
AwardsBlake Prize (1951)

Justin Maurice 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 Art Gallery of Western Australia,[7] the University of Sydney[8] and the University of Southern Queensland.[8]

The National Portrait Gallery in Australia holds a number of portraits of O'Brien.[9]

O'Brien was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 1992 Queen's Birthday Honours for service to art.[10]

O'Brien is the subject of an Australian Broadcasting Corporation Compass television program.[11]

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. ^ "Justin O'Brien". artgallery.wa.gov.au. Art Gallery of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  8. ^ Belinda Nemec (March 2017), "La Trobe Art Institute Art Collection Project: Significance Assessment", La Trobe University, pp. 142, 145, retrieved 2 August 2020
  9. ^ "Browse the Portraits". portrait.gov.au. National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Justin Maurice O'Brien". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of the Prime Minister & Cabinet. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  11. ^ Hunter, Catherine (26 July 2020). "Justin O’Brien – The Sacred Music Of Colour". Compass. ABC (Australian TV channel). Retrieved 2 August 2020.