John Olsen (Australian artist)

John Henry Olsen AO OBE (21 January 1928 – 11 April 2023) was an Australian artist. He is known for his landscape artwork. He won the 2005 Archibald Prize for his portrait Self-portrait Janus-faced. He has been called "Australia's most famous living artist."^[1]

Olsen was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. He grew up at Bondi Beach in Sydney.

References

↑ Hooton, Amanda (30 August 2016). "John Olsen: at home with the Australian artist". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

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[1] Hooton, Amanda (30 August 2016). "John Olsen: at home with the Australian artist". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

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