John Joseph Wardell Power b. 12 October 1881

Also known as J.W. Power
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, author, patron, philanthropist. After World War I he travelled to Europe and studied art where his abstract compositions reflect a life of leisure and 1920s modernity. His most prolific period spans the late 1920s to early 1930s. Power his estate to the University of Sydney to establish the Power Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Sydney that led to the creation of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.
Tags: Expatriate, Benefactor, Cubism, Modernist
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