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, Abstraction
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Courtesy of: Sydney University Museums
creator of
Tête (Head)
Date
Medium
gouache
URL
http://sydney.edu.au/museums/collections_search/index.php?record=67248

Credit Line: Mrs Edith Power Bequest 1962, The University of Sydney, managed by Museum of Contemporary Art.

 
Courtesy of: Sydney University Museums
creator of
Tête (Head)
Date
Medium
gouache
URL
http://sydney.edu.au/museums/collections_search/index.php?record=67319

Credit Line: Mrs Edith Power Bequest 1962, The University of Sydney, managed by Museum of Contemporary Art.

 
Courtesy of: Sydney University Museums
creator of
Apollon et Daphné
Date
Medium
oil on canvas
URL
http://sydney.edu.au/museums/collections_search/index.php?record=67475

Credit Line: Mrs Edith Power Bequest 1962, The University of Sydney, managed by Museum of Contemporary Art.

 
Courtesy of: Sydney University Museums
creator of
Danseuses à la Harpe (Harp dancers)
Date
Medium
oil on canvas
URL
http://sydney.edu.au/museums/collections_search/index.php?record=f68503

Credit Line: Mrs Edith Power Bequest 1962, The University of Sydney, managed by Museum of Contemporary Art.

 
Courtesy of: Sydney University Museums
creator of
Paysage Cannes (Landscape Cannes)
Date
Medium
oil on canvas
URL
http://sydney.edu.au/museums/collections_search/index.php?record=67253

Credit Line: Mrs Edith Power Bequest 1962, The University of Sydney, managed by Museum of Contemporary Art.

 
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