John Olsen b. 1928

Also known as John Henry Olsen
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Tags: Sydney abstraction, Art and food
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Residences
  • 1928 - 1934 Newcastle, NSW
  • 1934 - 1955 Sydney, NSW
  • 1955 - c.1956 Melbourne, Vic.
  • August 1956 - 1957 Victoria Street, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, New South Wales
  • 1928 - 1934 Newcastle, NSW
  • 1934 - 1957 Sydney, NSW
Other occupations
  • Clerk (ANZSIC code: 33) 1944 - c.1945 Elders Smith, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Cleaner (ANZSIC code: 84) 1950 - c.1954 Clinic for crippled children, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • art master (ANZSIC code: 802) 1956 - August 1956 Moreland High School, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  • Clerk (ANZSIC code: 33) 1944 - c.1945 Elders Smith, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • Cleaner (ANZSIC code: 84) 1950 - c.1955 Clinic for crippled children, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
Trainings
  • Drawing, 1946 Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney, NSW
  • Life drawing, 1947 - c.1950 Dattilo Rubbo's school, Sydney, NSW
  • painting and drawing, 1950 - c.1953 Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney, NSW
  • drawing with Godfrey Miller, c.1953 East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghurst, NSW
  • Painting, 1953 Desiderius ("Deo") Orban's studio, Sydney, NSW
  • Drawing, 1946 Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney, NSW
  • Life drawing, 1947 - c.1950 Dattilo Rubbo's school, Sydney, NSW
  • painting and drawing, 1950 - c.1954 Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney, NSW
  • drawing with Godfrey Miller, c.1953 East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghurst, NSW
Related people
  • Flower, Mary (spouse of)
  • Klippel, Robert (friend of)
  • Rose, William (friend of)
  • Smith, Eric (friend of)
  • Lanceley, Colin (associate of)
  • Perceval, John (associate of)
  • Boyd, Arthur (associate of)
  • Pugh, Clifton (associate of)
  • Howley, John (associate of)
  • Mora, Mirka Madeleine (associate of)
  • Drysdale, Russell (friend of)
  • Flower, Mary (spouse of)
  • Klippel, Robert (friend of)
  • Rose, William (friend of)
  • Smith, Eric (friend of)
  • Lanceley, Colin (associate of)
Related events
  • The Australian Landscape (exhibited at)
  • Direction 1 (exhibited at)
  • Pacific Loan Exhibition: Contemporary Australian Painting (exhibited at)
  • The Australian Landscape (exhibited at)