John Joseph Wardell (JW) Power b. 12 October 1881

  • Artist (Painter)
John Joseph Wardell Power was a painter,author, patron and philanthropist. His colourful, abstract compositions reflect a life of leisure and 1920s modernity, theatre, music, the seaside and landscapes. His most prolific period spans the late 1920s to early 1930s. In Australia Power is most widely recognised as the benefactor of the 'Power Bequest'. This gift established the Power Institute of Fine Arts.
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Citations

  • Brien D. L. and Spate, V (1991), 'John Power: Artist and Benefactor’.

  • Power, J. W. (c.1926), 'Power papers’.

  • Murphy, B. (1993), 'Museum of Contemporary Art: Vision and Context’.

  • Evatt, C.A. (1975), '‘JW Power’'.

  • Paroissien, L (1991), 'Opening Transformations’.

  • Stephen, A. (February 2011), '‘All Power to an Unsung Hero’’.

  • Stephen, A. (June 2011), '‘JW Power and the French Connection’’.

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