Leo WhelanRHA (10 January 1892 – 6 November 1956) was anIrishpainter. His work was part of thepainting event in theart competition at the1932 Summer Olympics.[1]
Born inDublin and educated atBelvedere College and the Metropolitan School of Art, Whelan was a student ofWilliam Orpen. He first exhibited at theRoyal Hibernian Academy in 1911, and was awarded the Taylor Art Scholarship five years later in 1916. He exhibited nearly 250 works at the RHA from 1911 until 1956. He painted many portraits ofIrish Republican Army volunteers, including GeneralRichard Mulcahy andMichael Collins. He was the designer of the firstFree State commemorative stamp, issued in 1929 for the Centenary of Catholic Emancipation, a portrait ofDaniel O'Connell.[2] One of his closest friends was tenorJohn McCormack, who unsuccessfully tried to persuade Whelan to move to the United States.[3]
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