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- 1998-2000 (Creation)
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1 large box (0.029 mᶟ)
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Scope and content
Draft and fair-copy texts, with corrections by the interviewees, of interviews conducted by Tony Curtis with the artists involved in the compilation of Curtis's Welsh Artists Talking (Seren Books, 2000) (see, for example: https://www.serenbooks.com/book/welsh-artists-talking), together with correspondence and other material relating to the artists. The artists involved are: Brendan Burns, Ivor Davies, David Garner, Robert Harding, Alfred Janes, Christine Jones, Jonah Jones, David Nash, Terry Setch and Lois Williams.
Also included is material relating to an exhibition of contemporary paintings curated by Tony Curtis entitled 'Ten Welsh Painters', held at the Lewis Elton Gallery, University of Surrey, 18 January - 4 February 1999. Many of the exhibiting artists are included in Curtis's Welsh Painters Talking (Seren Books, 1997 - see under heading Welsh Painters Talking) and in Welsh Artists Talking.
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Accruals
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Arranged in alphabetical order of artists' surnames, with material relating to each artist kept in separate marked folder/envelope.
Dated correspondence arranged in chronological order; undated correspondence inserted following dated items.
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- English
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For artist Brendan Burns see, for example: https://www.osbornesamuel.com/artists/burns-brendan/ and Arts Council of Wales Records, held at the National Library of Wales.
For artist and lecturer Ivor Davie see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivor_Davies_(artist) and Arts Council of Wales Records, held at the National Library of Wales.
For artist and lecturer David Garner see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Garner_(artist); https://artuk.org/discover/artists/garner-david-b-1958 and Arts Council of Wales Records, held at the National Library of Wales.
For sculptor and teacher Robert Harding see, for example: https://artuk.org/discover/artists/harding-robert-b-1954 and Arts Council of Wales Records, held at the National Library of Wales.
For artist Alfred (Fred) Janes see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Janes) and Alfred Janes Papers and Arts Council of Wales Records, held at the National Library of Wales.
For artist and ceramicist Christine Jones see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Jones_(artist)
For sculptor, artist-craftsman and writer Jonah Jones see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Jones_(sculptor) and Jonah Jones Papers, Raymond Garlick Manuscripts and Arts Council of Wales Records, held at the National Library of Wales.
For sculptor David Nash see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Nash_(artist) and Arts Council of Wales Records, held at the National Library of Wales.
For artist Terry Setch see, for example: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/name/terry-setch-ra) and Arts Council of Wales Records and 56 Group Wales Papers, held at the National Library of Wales.
For sculptor, maker of objects and teacher Lois Williams see, for example: https://artuk.org/discover/artists/williams-lois-b-1953) and Arts Council of Wales Records, held at the National Library of Wales.
For the Lewis Elton Gallery, see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Elton_Gallery.
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- Burns, Brendan Stuart, 1963- (Subject)
- Davies, Ivor, 1935- (Subject)
- Garner, David, 1958- (Subject)
- Harding, Robert, 1954- (Subject)
- Janes, Alfred George, 1911-1999 (Subject)
- Setch, Terry, 1936- (Subject)
- Williams, Lois, 1953- (Subject)
- Jones, Jonah, 1919-2004 (Subject)
- Jones, Christine, 1955- (Subject)
- Nash, David, 1945- (Subject)