Breon O'Casey
Breon O'Casey (30 April 1928 – 22 May 2011) was the son of actress Eileen, née Reynolds, and playwright Seán O'Casey.
Breon O'Casey | |
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Born | London, England, United Kingdom | 30 April 1928
Died | 22 May 2011 83) | (aged
Occupation | Artist and craftsman |
Spouse(s) | Doreen Corscadden (1961–?) |
Children | 1 son and 2 daughters |
Parent(s) |
Biography
He was London-born and later lived and worked in Cornwall, initially in the artists' colony of St Ives.[1]
Breon was educated at Dartington Hall School in Devon, and following his national service duty, O'Casey attended the Anglo-French Art School, a small school in St John's Wood, London, based on the French model. He was an apprentice to Denis Mitchell and Dame Barbara Hepworth, which informed his own later career. In St Ives too, he began making jewelry as a side line, although his main occupation was always painting. He continued making jewelry until he was 70 years old.[2]
See also
- St Ives, Cornwall
- List of St. Ives artists
References
Further reading
- 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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