About Colin Colahan
Lived 1897 – 1987 (aged 90). Colin Colahan was an Australian painter and sculptor.
Colin Cuthbert Orr Colahan (12 February 1897 – 6 June 1987) was an Australian painter and sculptor.
Colahan was born in Woodend, Victoria, in 1897, the second youngest of the six children of Surgeon-Major-General John Joseph Aloysius Colahan (1836–1918), and Eliza McDowell Colahan (1859–1899), née Orr. He was educated at Xavier College in Melbourne.
Colahan 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.
Colahan died in Ventimiglia in 1989.
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Who was Colin Colahan?
Australian artist (1897-1987)
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Colin Colahan was born on 12 February 1897 in Woodend.
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Colin Colahan died on 6 June 1987 in Ventimiglia.
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Colin Colahan was a painter and sculptor.
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Colin Colahan was Australian.
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