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| '''Colin Cuthbert Orr Colahan''' (12 February 1897 , ], ] - 6 June 1987, ]) was an ]n painter and sculptor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/colahan-colin-cuthbert-orr-12333|title=Colahan, Colin Cuthbert Orr (1897–1987)|last=Kinnane|first=Garry|publisher=]|accessdate=31 August 2011}}</ref> He created the 'Sirena' fountain for the Italian town of ]. His sculpture of the head of ] was bought by the ]. His work can be found in the collections of the State galleries of ], ] and ]. He was appointed an ] in 1942. | '''Colin Cuthbert Orr Colahan''' (12 February 1897 , ], ] - 6 June 1987, ]) was an ]n painter and sculptor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/colahan-colin-cuthbert-orr-12333|title=Colahan, Colin Cuthbert Orr (1897–1987)|last=Kinnane|first=Garry|publisher=]|accessdate=31 August 2011}}</ref> He created the 'Sirena' fountain for the Italian town of ]. His sculpture of the head of ] was bought by the ]. His work can be found in the collections of the State galleries of ], ] and ]. He was appointed an ] in 1942. | ||
| A portrait in ] of ] (of "]" fame), painted by Colahan to commemorate the subject's 80th birthday, was shown on the BBC's '']'' programme in May 2013, when it was sill in the possession of the son of the wife of Alexander's nephew.<ref name="AR">{{Cite episode | title = Stowe House 2 | series = Antiques Roadshow | serieslink = Antiques Roadshow | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00zjms49 | accessdate = 2013-05-19 | network = ] | date = 2013-05-19 | seriesno = 35 | number = 23 | transcript = | transcripturl = }}</ref> | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Colin Cuthbert Orr Colahan (12 February 1897 , Woodend, Victoria - 6 June 1987, Ventimiglia) was an Australian painter and sculptor. He created the 'Sirena' fountain for the Italian town of Bordighera. His sculpture of the head of Victor Smorgon was bought by the National Gallery of Victoria. His work can be found in the collections of the State galleries of Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane. He was appointed an Australian official war artist in 1942.
A portrait in oil of F. Matthias Alexander (of "Alexander technique" fame), painted by Colahan to commemorate the subject's 80th birthday, was shown on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow programme in May 2013, when it was sill in the possession of the son of the wife of Alexander's nephew.
References
- Kinnane, Garry. "Colahan, Colin Cuthbert Orr (1897–1987)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- "Stowe House 2". Antiques Roadshow. Episode 23. 19 May 2013. BBC Television. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
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