| RefNo | P/0290 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Portrait of Paul O'Brien |
| Creator | Joshua Waterhouse |
| Date | 2023 |
| Description | Half-length portrait of Paul O’Brien seated in an office and looking out to viewer. He is writing the equation En = n2h2 /8mL2 in a book, referring to the energy levels of an electron confined to a one-dimensional box. He is wearing a dark suit with a tie showing the periodic table which he wore during his extensive outreach activities. He is also wearing his Fellow of the Royal Society pin badge on his right lapel.
Posthumously painted from a photograph and set in an imaginary office representing O’Brien’s five different work spaces. The portrait is staged with significant objects relating to O’Brien’s life and work. |
| ObjectName | Painting |
| Material | Oil on wood panel |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Copyright | ©Joshua Waterhouse |
| Provenance | Commissioned as part of the Paul O’Brien Award under the Royal Society Rising Star Africa Prize programme and donated to the Royal Society in 2023. |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA9858 | O'Brien; Paul (1954 - 2018) | 1954 - 2018 |