
These new works include collages that use reproductions of Old Master drawings as a starting point. Add found objects of a historical nature and you have the beginnings of an O'Reilly piece.
The artist is orginally from New Jersey but has spent most of his life in Massachusetts. His work is in various collections including the Whitney Museum, Museum of Modern Art (NYC), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), Addison Gallery of American Art, New York Public Library and Fogg Art Museum.