![James Gleeson - We Inhabit the Corrosive Littoral of Habit [1940]](http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1520/25069534902_7467c555e4_o.png)
James Gleeson (Sydney, November 21, 1915 - Sydney, October 20, 2008) was an Australian artist. He was also a poet, critic, writer and curator. He served on the board of the National Gallery of Australia. Gleeson's themes generally delved into the subconscious using literary, mythological or religious subject matter. He was particularly interested in Jung's archetypes of the collective unconscious.
[National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne - Oil on canvas, 40.7 × 51.3 cm]