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(Lithographic Print is from The Australian Opera’s 40th Anniversary Print Portfolio 1996)
John Olsen AO OBE (Australian 1928-) Bio
John Henry Olsen, Born in Newcastle in January 1928, moved to Bondi Beach with his family in 1935, beginning his lifelong fascination with Sydney harbour bridge.
Olsen attended St Joseph’s College in Hunters Hill until he left school in 1943.
After leaving school, he studied at the Dattilo Rubbo Art School in 1947, the Julian Ashton Art School from 1950-53 and the Auburn School from 1950-56.
In 1957 Olsen was sponsored to go to Europe and paint by businessman Robert Shaw and his then-wife, Annette, supported by art critic Paul Ha…. Read More On John Olsen In Our Biography