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
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Name
John Joseph Wardell Power
Also known as J.W. Power
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Author, Illustrator, Stage Costume Designer, Physician and Surgeon, Medical Scientist, Military Doctor, Philanthropist, Art Patron -
  • Medical Doctor 1906 - c.1919 Europe
Tags:
Expatriate
Benefactor
Cubism
Modernist
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
  • -
Languages
  • English
  • French
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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