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, Modernist, Cubism, Benefactor
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Galerie Jeanne Bucher (solo exhibition)
Date
6 December 1938 - 17 December 1938
Place
Paris, France
Description

an exhibition of glass paintings and canvases. A selection of the works are held in the Sydney University Art Collection.

Type
Exhibition
Origines et dévéloppement de l’art international independent
Date
1937
Type
Exhibition
Le groupe d’artistes anglo-américains, 1935, 1936
Date
1935
Type
Exhibition
Exposition de l’art mural
Date
1935
Type
Exhibition
New York
Date
1934
Type
Exhibition
Exposition Internationale de Natures Mortes
Date
1933
Type
Exhibition
Abstraction-Création (1931 - 1937)
Date
1930s
Description

Power participated in numerous group exhibitions with other members of the Abstraction-Création group

Type
Exhibition
Surindépendants
Date
1930
Type
Exhibition
Galerie de l’effort moderne, 1929, 1931, 1933
Date
1929
Type
Exhibition
Turner’s Independent Gallery (solo exhibition)
Date
1926
Type
Exhibition
Exposition des arts décoratifs
Date
1925
Type
Exhibition
Seven and Five Society, 1922, 1923
Date
1922
Type
Festival
London Group
Date
1921 - 1937
Description

Power exhibited in numerous group shows with the London Group.
October 1921
May and October 1922
October 1923
April and October 1924
June 1925
June 1927
April 1928
January 1929
October 1930
October 1937

Type
Exhibition

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See alsos [<ExternalResource: Bradley, A. and Smith, B. (21st century), 'John Joseph Wardell Power'.>, <ExternalResource: Evatt, C.A. (19 July 1975), 'Project 6: John Power 1881-1943'.>, <ExternalResource: Power Institute of Fine Arts (1975), 'Dr John Power & the Power Bequest : the Power Institute and the Power Foundation : an illustrated survey'.>, <ExternalResource: Sothebys (29 May 1962), 'Catalogue of Modern Paintings'.>, <ExternalResource: Bertram, A. (1929), 'To The Mountains'.>]
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