John Joseph Wardell (JW) Power b. 12 October 1881

  • Artist (Painter)
John Joseph Wardell Power was a painter,author, patron and philanthropist. His colourful, abstract compositions reflect a life of leisure and 1920s modernity, theatre, music, the seaside and landscapes. His most prolific period spans the late 1920s to early 1930s. In Australia Power is most widely recognised as the benefactor of the 'Power Bequest'. This gift established the Power Institute of Fine Arts.
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Name
John Joseph Wardell (JW) Power
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Author, Illustrator, Stage Costume Designer, Physician and Surgeon, Medical Scientist, Military Doctor, Philanthropist, Art Patron
Birth date
12 October 1881
Birth place
Sydney, NSW
Death date
1 August 1943
Death place
Jersey, Channel Islands, UK
Burial place
Jersey, Channel Islands, UK
Active Period
  • c.1920 - c.1943
Residence
  • 1881 - 1905 Sydney, NSW
  • 1906 - 1920 London, England, UK
  • 1920 - 1922 Paris, France
  • 1922 - 1931 Bournemouth, England, UK
  • 1931 Paris, France
  • 1931 - 1938 Brussels, Belgium
  • 1938 - 1943 Jersey, Channel Islands, UK
Training
  • Atelier Araújo, Paris, 1920 - 1922 Paris, France
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Surgery, - 1905 Sydney, NSW
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Languages
  • English
  • French
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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References [<ExternalResource: Brien D. L. and Spate, V (1991), 'John Power: Artist and Benefactor'.>, <ExternalResource: Power, J. W. (c.1926), 'Power papers'.>, <ExternalResource: Murphy, B. (1993), 'Museum of Contemporary Art: Vision and Context'.>, <ExternalResource: Evatt, C.A. (1975), '‘JW Power''.>, <ExternalResource: Paroissien, L (1991), 'Opening Transformations'.>, <ExternalResource: Stephen, A. (February 2011), '‘All Power to an Unsung Hero’'.>, <ExternalResource: Stephen, A. (June 2011), '‘JW Power and the French Connection’'.>] [<ExternalResource: Brien D. L. and Spate, V (1991), 'John Power: Artist and Benefactor'.>]
See alsos [<ExternalResource: Murphy, B. (1993), 'Museum of Contemporary Art: Vision and Context'.>, <ExternalResource: Evatt, C.A. (1975), '‘JW Power''.>, <ExternalResource: Paroissien, L (1991), 'Opening Transformations'.>, <ExternalResource: Stephen, A. (February 2011), '‘All Power to an Unsung Hero’'.>, <ExternalResource: Stephen, A. (June 2011), '‘JW Power and the French Connection’'.>]
Trainings
  • Atelier Araújo, Paris, 1920 - 1922 Paris, France
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Surgery, - 1905 Sydney, NSW
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  • Atelier Araújo, Paris, 1920 - 1922 Paris, France
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Surgery, - 1905 Sydney, NSW
  • -