Breon O'Casey
Breon O'Casey (30 April 1928 – 22 May 2011) was a British artist associated with the St Ives School. O'Casey was born in London to actress Eileen and playwright Seán O'Casey. He was educated at Dartington Hall School in Devon and, following his national service duty, attended the Anglo-French Art School, a small school in St John's Wood, London, based on the French model.
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Breon O'Casey
- Name
- Breon O'Casey
- Born
- 30 April 1928
- Birthplace
- London, England
- Died
- 22 May 2011
- Occupation
- Artist and craftsman
- Spouse
- Doreen Corscadden (1961–?)
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Fields
- jewelry · jewelry design
- Education
- Dartington College of Arts · Anglo-French Art Centre
- Teachers
- Naum Slutzky
- Languages
- English
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Breon O'Casey (30 April 1928 – 22 May 2011) was a British artist associated with the St Ives School. O'Casey was born in London to actress Eileen and playwright Seán O'Casey. He was educated at Dartington Hall School in Devon and, following his national service duty, attended the Anglo-French Art School, a small school in St John's Wood, London, based on the French model.
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He was an apprentice to Denis Mitchell and Dame Barbara Hepworth, which informed his own later career. He moved to Cornwall, initially working in the artists' colony of St Ives. Although primarily a painter, he also made jewelry.
Breon O'Casey studied at Dartington College of Arts and Anglo-French Art Centre. Training under Naum Slutzky is recorded. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is jewelry and jewelry design. Residence is recorded at Totnes and St Ives. Employment is recorded with Barbara Hepworth and Denis Mitchell. Work by Breon O'Casey is recorded in the collections of Tate, Helen Williams Drutt Collection, Hermitage Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
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• Name — Breon O'Casey • Born — 30 April 1928 • Birthplace — London, England • Died — 22 May 2011 • Parents — * Eileen O'Casey • Seán O'Casey • Occupation — Artist and craftsman • Spouse — Doreen Corscadden (1961–?) • Children — 3
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- 1.The Telegraph. Breon O'Casey. 1 June 2011.
- 2.Breon O'Casey-related website with examples of work and brief biography
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- A Celtic Artist: Breon O'Casey, Jack O'Sullivan with Sophie Bowness, Lund Humphries (2003).
- Obituary of Breon O’Casey, The Daily Telegraph, 1 June 2011
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