Kitty O'Brien (other)
Kitty O'Brien may refer to: * Kitty O'Brien (stained glass artist) (1881–1963), Irish stained glass artist * Kitty O'Brien (engineer) (1916–1993), American electrical engineer * Kitty Wilmer O'Brien (1910–1982), Irish painter See also *Kitt O'Brien Kitt O'Brien (born April 29, 1990) is an American former professional football offensive guard. He played college football for the Ball State Cardinals and signed with the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL) as an undrafted f ... (born 1990), American football player * Catherine O'Brien (other) {{hndis, Obrien, Kitty ...
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Kitty O'Brien (stained Glass Artist)
Catherine Amelia "Kitty" O'Brien (19 June 1881 – 18 July 1963) was an Irish stained glass artist, and a member and director of An Túr Gloine. Early life and education Catherine Amelia O'Brien was born in Durra House, Spancill Hill, County Clare on 19 June 1881. She was one of five children of Pierce O'Brien, a gentleman landowner, and Sophia Angel St John O'Brien. Her first cousin was woodcarver Sophia St John Whitty. O'Brien attended the Mercy Convent in Ennis. Despite being born into a middle-class country Anglo-Irish Protestant family, family funds later running low required her to move to Dublin to acquire training for a career. She went on to win a scholarship to the National College of Art and Design, Dublin Metropolitan School of Art, first recorded attending there in 1901. Whilst there she studied under William Orpen, and Alfred E. Child who taught her the art of stained glass. Artistic work Amongst her first commissions was the St Ita window for St Brendan's cathedra ...
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