Joseph O'Sickey, born in Detroit in 1918, has been a painter and teacher throughout his career.  As a child he attended Saturday classes at the Cleveland Museum of Art, which retains one of his paintings in its permanent collection, and the Cleveland Institute of Art, where he received a Bachelor's degree in 1940.  

He graduated from the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art) in 1940 and taught at Ohio State University (1946-47), Akron Art Institute (1949-52), Western Reserve University School of Architecture (1956-64), and Kent State University (1964-89). 

Among the most honored painters active in the region, O'Sickey won the Cleveland Arts Prize in Visual Arts in 1974, and was called "a dean of painting in Northeast Ohio" by Steven Litt, art and architecture critic of the Plain Dealer. 

However, his work continued to develop through his 20s, strongly influenced by post-impressionism. 

O'Sickey was represented in New York by Jacques Seligmann Galleries during the 1960s and 1970s (which presented seven one-person shows of his work) and by Kennedy Galleries in the 1980s and 1990s.  In Ohio, notable exhibitions include a Distinguished Alumnus one-person show at the Cleveland Institute of Art (1982); a one-person show at the Canton Museum of Art (1995); exhibition in 24 May Shows at the Cleveland Museum of Art between 1938 and 1977. 

O'Sickey's work is also in the collections of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio; Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania; Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; and Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia. 

Works by Joseph Benjamin O'Sickey

Untitled by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Untitled, c. 1950 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

April by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

April, c. 1965 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Landscape with Blue Chair by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Landscape with Blue Chair Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Backyard Landscape by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Backyard Landscape Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Untitled  by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Untitled , c. 1970 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Two Owls by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Two Owls, 1970 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Vases with Sunflowers by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Vases with Sunflowers Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Terrace in Shade by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Terrace in Shade, 1980 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Still Life with Wine Bottle  by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Still Life with Wine Bottle , c. 1980 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Algesa by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Algesa, 1980 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Late Summer Garden by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Late Summer Garden, 1980 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Evening Still Life by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Evening Still Life Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Interior Still Life with Chair & Flowers by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Interior Still Life with Chair & Flowers Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Summer Trees by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Summer Trees Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Horse and Sulky by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Horse and Sulky, 1982 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Interior with Indian Cloths by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Interior with Indian Cloths, 1990 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Autumn Garden Still Life by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Autumn Garden Still Life, 1990 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Still Life with Fruit & Basket by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Still Life with Fruit & Basket Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Still Life with Pheasant and Owl by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Still Life with Pheasant and Owl Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Horses in Landscape by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Horses in Landscape Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Still Life by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Still Life Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Garden Series: Garden Behind Studio by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Garden Series: Garden Behind Studio, 1991 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Horses Prepared to Perform and Circus Truck, Circus Series by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Horses Prepared to Perform and Circus Truck, Circus Series, 1991 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

October Terrace by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

October Terrace, 1992 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Autumn Riders and Red-Winged Blackbirds by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Autumn Riders and Red-Winged Blackbirds, 1993 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Untitled by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Untitled, 1994 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Interior with Green Chair by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Interior with Green Chair, 1996 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Still Life with Oriental Instrument and Cat by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Still Life with Oriental Instrument and Cat, 1998 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Hats by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Hats, 2000 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

At the Stable by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

At the Stable, 2000 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Stable Scene by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Stable Scene Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Tibetan Man with Pony, Darjeeling, India by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Tibetan Man with Pony, Darjeeling, India, 1945 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Animal Abstraction by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Animal Abstraction, c. 1950 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Circus Sketch, Study for

Circus Sketch, Study for "Show Girls", c. 1950 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Untitled Still Life by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Untitled Still Life Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Venus and Mastadon by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Venus and Mastadon, 1952 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Perfume Ad by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Perfume Ad, 1954 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Cape Cod (boat on far right) by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Cape Cod (boat on far right), 1961 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Hawk on Branch by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Hawk on Branch, 1964 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Rainy Evening in Margharita by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Rainy Evening in Margharita Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Circus Interlude by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Circus Interlude Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Horse in Field with Farmer by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Horse in Field with Farmer, c. 1990 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Horses in Field with Carriage Wheels by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Horses in Field with Carriage Wheels, c. 1990 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Sunflowers, Horses and Tractor by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Sunflowers, Horses and Tractor, c. 1990 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Riders Between Events by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Riders Between Events, 1996 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Orange Hill with Tree by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Orange Hill with Tree, 1940 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Stained Glass by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Stained Glass Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Untitled by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Untitled, c. 1950 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Industrial Cityscape by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Industrial Cityscape Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Bowl of Fruit by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Bowl of Fruit Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Cat Tails by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Cat Tails Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Still Life with Fruit Bowl by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Still Life with Fruit Bowl Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Horseback Riders by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Horseback Riders Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Pals by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Pals, 1980 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Birds in a Cage by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Birds in a Cage, 1989 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Covered Bridge by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Covered Bridge Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Garden with Plum Tree by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Garden with Plum Tree, c. 1990 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Picnic by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Picnic Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Sunflowers in Field by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Sunflowers in Field Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Woman with Flippers by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Woman with Flippers Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Studio Scene by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Studio Scene Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey - Pinto Horse in Summer Landscape by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey - Pinto Horse in Summer Landscape, Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Horses, ink drawing by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Horses, ink drawing, 1979 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Horse and Tree by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Horse and Tree Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Maine Beach by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Maine Beach Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Still Life with Guitar  by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Still Life with Guitar Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Garden Still Life by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Garden Still Life Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Sunflower Field, Diptych by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Sunflower Field, Diptych Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Abstract Landscape Oil and Marker on Paper Painting:

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Picnic on Beach Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Playground 1 and 2 by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Playground 1 and 2, 1954 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Blue Moon, Evening Scene by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Blue Moon, Evening Scene Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Race Horse and Groom by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Race Horse and Groom, c. 1960 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Cows at Pasture II by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Cows at Pasture II Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Cows at Pasture by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Cows at Pasture Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Snowy Landscape with Cardinals by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Snowy Landscape with Cardinals Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Harvest Diptych by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Harvest Diptych, c. 1960 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Peacocks by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Peacocks, 1964 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Figures at Beach by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Figures at Beach, c. 1965 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Interior with Fern by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Interior with Fern, 1966 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Two Tigers by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Two Tigers Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Spectacle Owls at the Zoo by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Spectacle Owls at the Zoo, c.1970 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Still Life with Bottles, Teapot and Fruit by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Still Life with Bottles, Teapot and Fruit, 1970 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Woman in a Garden by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Woman in a Garden Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Exotic Birds by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Exotic Birds Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Untitled  by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Untitled , c. 1970 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Table in the Garden by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Table in the Garden, 1972 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Garden Landscape with Flowers by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Garden Landscape with Flowers, 1974 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Fall Backyard by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Fall Backyard, 1976 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Pulling Up the Horses by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Pulling Up the Horses, 1979 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Large Studio Still Life by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Large Studio Still Life, 1979 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Lavender Fields at Goult by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Lavender Fields at Goult Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Red Cloth by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Red Cloth Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Garden Still Life with Table and Bird by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Garden Still Life with Table and Bird, c. 1980 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Cat with Bouquets by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Cat with Bouquets, c. 1980 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Garden Still-Life with Trellis by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Garden Still-Life with Trellis, 1981 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Joseph O'Sickey-Spring Garden (Backyard Garden with Table) by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Joseph O'Sickey-Spring Garden (Backyard Garden with Table), 1985 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Small Summer Garden by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Small Summer Garden, 1987 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Autumn in the Studio by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Autumn in the Studio, 1996 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Spectators at Race Track by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Spectators at Race Track Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Old Brookside Zoo by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Old Brookside Zoo, 2000 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Tigers and Cockatoos by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Tigers and Cockatoos, 2002 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Convict on Zebra by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Convict on Zebra, 1950 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

The Sand Mine by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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The Sand Mine, c. 1950 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

William Tell Shoots Himself to Create Myth by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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William Tell Shoots Himself to Create Myth, 1952 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

European Village by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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European Village Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Self-Portrait by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Self-Portrait, c. 1980 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Marci by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Marci, 1998 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Maine Coastline by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Maine Coastline Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Cleveland Lake Front by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Cleveland Lake Front Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Still Life with Flowers & Fruit by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Still Life with Flowers & Fruit Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Still Life with Flower Vases by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Still Life with Flower Vases Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Circus Bears by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Circus Bears Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Three Horses Among Sunflowers by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Three Horses Among Sunflowers Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

Garden Still Life with Yellow Chair by Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey

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Garden Still Life with Yellow Chair, 1998 Joseph Benjamin O’Sickey