John
Henry
Olsen
OA OBE
Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Rufus Olsen
and Esma (McCubbin) Olsen
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 95
in Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Apr 2023
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Biography
John Olsen OA OBE is Notable.
John Olsen OA OBE was born in New South Wales, Australia
John Henry Olsen was born on 21 January 1928 [1], the son of Henry Rufus Olsen and Esma McCubbin.
John Henry Olsen AO OBE was an Australian artist and winner of the 2005 Archibald Prize. However Olsen's primary subject of work was landscape painting.
In 1962, John Olsen married fellow artist Valerie Strong (Frogatt). [2] He had previously been married to Mary Flower [3]. John Olsen was later married to his third wife, also an artist named Noela Hjorth until 1986. And he married his fourth wife, Katharine Howard, in 1989. Katharine Howard passed away in 2016.
- His daughter Jane Olsen, from his marriage to Mary Flower, died in 2009.
Artist John Olsen passed away in April 2023 at his home near Bowral in New South Wales, he was 95 years old. [4][5]
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia Article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Olsen_(Australian_artist)
- ↑ Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 1 Sept 2023), Index entry for JOHN HENRY OLSEN and VALERIE MARSHALL STRONG; District: SYDNEY; Registration Number: 8702/1962
- ↑ Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 1 Sept 2023), Index entry for JOHN HENRY OLSEN and MARY ELIZABETH FLOWER; District: SYDNEY; Registration Number: 7961/1951
- ↑ Ryerson Index accessed 1 Sep 2023. Obituary: John OLSEN on Tuesday, 11 Apr 2023, Aged: 95 late of Bowral, formerly of Bondi, London, Paris, Deya (Majorca), Potts Point, Clarendon (SA) and Rydal (NSW) (born 21 Jan 1928 Newcastle). Published Wed, 12 Apr 2023 in the The Australian (1964-present).
- ↑ Ryerson Index accessed 1 Sep 2023. Obituary: John OLSEN on Tuesday, 11 Apr 2023, Aged: 95 at Bowral, late of the Southern Highlands. Published Thu, 13 Apr 2023 in the The Australian (1964-present).
- Wikipedia Article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Olsen_(Australian_artist)
- Sydney Morning Herald 11 April 2023. John Henry Olsen - Obituary
- His Biography on The Olsen Gallery website © 1993 - 2023 Olsen Gallery
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