Kate O'Brien b. 18 October 1914

Also known as Kate O'Brien, Kath O'Brien, Kathleen O'Brien, Kathleen Mary Blanche
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Kathleen O'Brien was an illustrator and fashion artist. She studied at a Technical College and also with J.S. Watkins for three years. O'Brien's comic strip Wanda appeared in the Sunday Telegraph from early 1943 until 1951.
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associate of
John Samuel Watkins
1866
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Mitty Lee Brown
1921
Artist (Painter)
associate of
Kenneth Slessor
1901
Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
William Dobell
1899
Artist (Painter), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Elizabeth Durack
1915
Artist
associate of
Chica Lowe
1901
Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
child of
Kathleen Mary O'Brien
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child of
Patrick O'Brien
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associate of
Jill Chalker
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spouse of
Robert Blanche
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parent of
Cynthia Blanche
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associate of
Bob Slessor
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associate of
Tarpe Mills
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associate of
John Ryan
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associate of
Ashton Woolfe
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associate of
Ella Greenway
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associate of
Nourma Handford
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associate of
Hans Christian Andersen
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associate of
Moira Bertram
1914
Artist (Painter), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Professor Joan Kerr
1914
Curator
associate of
J. N. Kilgour
1914
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Jack Kilgour
1914
Artist
associate of
Anne Wienholt
1914
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter)

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