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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Foremost Australian painter, in the surrealist style.  Author of art books on the subject.  Partner was Frank O'Keefe.
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Foremost Australian painter, in the surrealist style on a large scale.  Many of his paintings have homoerotic undertones and male nudes.  Author of several art books on the subject.  Served on the Board of the National Gallery of Australia.  Partner was Frank O'Keefe, and together they founded the O'Keefe Foundation to acquire works of art for the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
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== See Also==
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* [[Order of Australia]]
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* [[LGBTQ Founders and Executives with Charitable Foundations]]
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* [[The Great LGBTQ Surrealist and Abstract Artists]]
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://fantasticvisions.net/artists/james-gleeson/
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* http://nga.gov.au/RESEARCH/Gleeson/Default.cfm

Latest revision as of 14:25, 20 October 2020

James Gleeson

Country

Australia

Birth - Death

1915 - 2008

Occupation

Artist

Notable Achievements

Order of Australia Medal

Description

Foremost Australian painter, in the surrealist style on a large scale. Many of his paintings have homoerotic undertones and male nudes. Author of several art books on the subject. Served on the Board of the National Gallery of Australia. Partner was Frank O'Keefe, and together they founded the O'Keefe Foundation to acquire works of art for the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

See Also

Further Reading/Research