George O'Brien b. 1821

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
George O'Brien appears to be a man of many parts, watercolourist, lithographer, draughtsman, as well as architect and engineer.

Citations

  • (1854), 'Melbourne Commercial, Squatters and Official Directory for 1854’.

  • Collins, R., 'George O’Brien’, in Art New Zealand, no. 3, (December-January 1976-77).

  • Downer, C. & Phipps, J. (1985), 'Victorian Vision: 1834 Onwards’, National Gallery of Victoria catalogue, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Entwisle, P. (1984), 'George O’Brien’, Dunedin, New Zealand : in William Matthew Hodgkins and His Circle.

  • O’Brien, D. (1949), 'History of the O’Briens’, London, England, UK.

  • Stacpoole, J. (1971), 'William Mason, the First New Zealand Architect’, Auckland, New Zealand.

  • (1976), 'The Civil Establishment for the Colony of Victoria’, Public Records Office, Melbourne, Vic., (facsimile).

  • (1982), 'George O’Brien, Watercolours’, Otago Early Settlers’ Museum catalogue, Otago, New Zealand.

  • (31 August 1888), 'Evening Star’, Dunedin, New Zealand.

  • 'Papers 1884-87’, Canterbury Society of Art, Canterbury, New Zealand.

  • Lewis, M. (1977), 'Architectural survey: Final report: National Estate Project 244’, Melbourne University typescript, Melbourne, Vic.

  • 'Papers 1876-79’, Otago Art Society, Otago, New Zealand.

  • Collins, R.; with Entwisle, P. (1986), 'Pavilioned in Splendour: George O’Brien’s Vision of Colonial New Zealand’, Dunedin Public Art Gallery catalogue and bibliography, Dunedin, New Zealand.

  • 'Minute Books 1886-88’, Otago Art Society, Otago, New Zealand.

  • 'Exhibition Catalogues 1880-87’, Otago Art Society, Otago, New Zealand.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870