biografía de John O'SHEA (1876-1956)

Lugar de nacimiento: Waterford, Ireland

Lugar de defunción: Carmel, CA

Direcciones: NYC/Carmel, CA.

Profesión: Painter

Estudios: ASL; Adelphi Academy, Brooklyn

Exposiciones: San Francisco AA, 1918; LACMA, 1919-21; CPLH, 1934; GGE, 1939; Calif. State Fair, 1941; Monterey Peninsula Mus. of Art, 1986 (retrospective); Walnut Creek Civic Arts Gal., 1986 (retrospective)

Asociaciones: AWCS; Bohemian Cl.; Calif. AC; Carmel AA (dir.); Carmel Arts & Crafts Club; SFAA; Soc. of Independent Artists, NYC; Soc. for Sanity in Art

Obra: Harrison Lib., Carmel; Monterey Peninsula Mus. of Art; Municipal Gal. of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland; Mills Col., Oakland; Bohemian Cl., San Fran.

Comentarios: He immigrated to NYC when he was about16 years old. There he worked for Tiffany and Co. as an artisan for a short time, moving to Pasadena, CA in 1913. He found his subject matter in Monterey, as well as remote places like Tahiti and the South Seas, Arizona, Mexico and Hawaii. O'Shea painted in a bright and vibrant manner, which seems to have been inspired by the Post-Impressionists.

Fuentes: WW24; Hughes, Artists in California, 416.