John O'Shea (1876 - April 29, 1956) was a California painter. His works are held in the permanent collections of several locations, including the Harrison Memorial Library,[2] Monterey Museum of Art,[3] Municipal Gallery of Modern Art,[4] and the Bohemian Club.[5]
John O'Shea | |
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 John O'Shea (1876-1956) | |
| Born | John Garret O'Shea[1] 1876 |
| Died | 29 June 1956 (aged 80) |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Known for | landscape painting |
| Spouse | Mary D. Shaughnessy (m. 1922) |
| Awards | California State Fair, 1941 (1st prize) |
Early life
editJohn O'Shea was born in 1876 in Ballintaylor, near Waterford, in southern Ireland.[6]
Career
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In 1913, O'Shea moved to Pasadena, California where he began his artistic career and began to exhibit his work.[7][8] In 1921, O'Shea exhibited about 28 watercolors and oils in New York.[4]
On May 25, 1922, O'Shea and Mary "Molly" D. Shaughnessy of Terre Haute, Indiana, were married in New York City.[9] The couple then moved to Carmel, California where Molly had inherited 10-acre (0.040 km2).[10]
In 1926 and 1927, O'Shea made trips to Arizona with a close friend and artist Theodore Criley. Paintings from these excursions, like the Grand Canyon, resulted in art showings in Pasadena, Tucson, and San Francisco.[10] In 1928, the O'Sheas traveled to Tahiti in the South Pacific where he painted landscapes and seascapes. He went to New Mexico in 1930, and painted places around Taos.[11] O'Shea's wife died on October 8, 1941, at St. Luke's Hospital in San Francisco after a long illness.[12]
The California Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, exhibited 36 of O'Shea's paintings in April and May 1934.[13][14]
In November 1939, at the Bay Region Art Association's annual at the Oakland Art Gallery, he won first prize for a watercolor called "Old Trees, Monterey."[15][16] In 1942, O'Shea had a solo show at the Bohemian Club in San Francisco.[17]
Death
editReferences
edit- ^ "John (Shawn) Garret O'Shea" (PDF). www.tfaoi.org. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ Dramov, Alissandra (2019). Historic Buildings of Downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California: Arcadia Publishing. p. 12. ISBN 9781467103039. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ "John O'Shea". Monterey Museum Of Art. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ a b Nelson-Rees, Walter A. (1985). John O'Shea, 1876-1956 The Artist's Life as I Know it, With a complete catalogue of the artist's known works. VIM. pp. 11, 33. ISBN 9780938842057. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ Hughes, Edan Milton (2002). Artists in California, 1786-1940: L-Z. Crocker Art Museum. pp. 838, 1247. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ a b "Death Notices". The Terre Haute Tribune. Terre Haute, Indiana. 4 May 1956. p. 26. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "Arts and Artists. John O'Shea". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. 14 Dec 1913. p. 30. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "O'Shea Paints From Trail, Tramps 110 Miles To Work". Los Angeles Evening Express. Los Angeles, California. 5 Sep 1914. p. 11. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "John O'Shea, Artist, to Marry". The New York Times. New York, New York. 26 May 1922. p. 19. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ a b Lawrence Jeppson (26 May 1922). "O'Shea Can You See". Nauvoo Times. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ "O'Sheas Sail For Tahiti". San Francisco Bulletin. San Francisco, California. August 9, 1928. p. 4. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "Mrs. Mary O'Shea, Artist's Wife, Dies". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 9 Oct 1941. p. 19. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "O'Shea Work On View at Palace". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. April 29, 1934. p. 56. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ H. L. Duncan (April 29, 1934). "John O'Shea Holds Exhibition Of Water Colors, Drawings and Oils at the Legion of Honor". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. p. 34. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "Todhunter Wins Guest of Honor Prize". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 26 Nov 1939. p. 25. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "Prize Winners Announced For State Fair Exhibit". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 31 Aug 1941. p. 40. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "Novelty Oils In Bohemian Club Exhibit. Carmel's John O'Shea, Other Good Artists Enliven Show". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 15 Mar 1942. p. 41. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "O'Shea". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 4 May 1956. p. 51. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
External links
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- "John O'Shea". askArt.
- John O'Shea and Friends: John O'Shea, Burton Shepard Boundary, Theodore Morrow Criley: Carmel Art Association August 5 through August 31, 1993. Carmel, California. 1993. OCLC 35330515.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "The not-so-still life: a century of California painting and sculpture". University of California Press. 2003.
- Dominik, Janet B. (1986). Plein Air Painters of California, the North.