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- 1997-1998 (Creation)
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Letters and card relating to the compilation and publication of Welsh Painters Talking, edited by Tony Curtis and published by Seren Books in 1997, the correspondents comprising Mick Felton of Seren Books, David Higgs of the British Council (to Mick Felton, with copy to Tony Curtis), poet and writer Helen Dunmore, Maggie Knight of the Washington Gallery, Penarth, artists Arthur and Bim Giardelli, sculptor and artist Jonah Jones, landscape painter Peter Prendergast and poet and writer Leslie Norris.
For the publication see, for example: https://www.waterstones.com/book/welsh-painters-talking/tony-curtis/9781854112002)
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Letters arranged chronologically. Undated card kept at rear of sequence.
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- English
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For Mick Felton see, for example: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mick-felton-34020723; https://www.serenbooks.com/2022/12/seren-publisher-mick-felton-to-retire/.
The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries, promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh language in Argentina) whilst encouraging cultural, scientific, technological and educational cooperation with the United Kingdom. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Council)
For David Higgs see, for example: https://allafrica.com/stories/201302251181.html
Artist Arthur Giardelli was born in Stockwell, London and moved to Wales in the 1940s. In 1948 he was one of the founders of the South Wales Group of artists, which later became The Welsh Group, and also of 56 Group Wales, of which he became president towards the end of his life. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Giardelli)
For artist Bim Giardelli see, for example: https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Bim-Giardelli/BA0ED534B0015938; https://funeral-notices.co.uk/notice/bim+giardelli/220310.
Maggie Knight was born in Melbourne, Australia. She moved to Leicester in 1992 before settling in Penarth in 1994, where she re-opened the old Washington Cinema as an art gallery. She and her husband, Professor Stephen Knight, returned to Australia in 2011. She died in 2024. (https://www.penarthtimes.co.uk/news/24259548.penarths-washington-gallery-founder-maggie-knight-dies/)
For the Washington Gallery see, for example: https://seearoundbritain.com/venues/oriel-washington-gallery-penarth-open-10-5pm-tuesday-saturday-free-admission. Online sources suggest the site is now closed (https://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/washington-gallery-penarth-2).
Award-winning landscape artist Peter Prendergast was born in Abertridwr, near Caerphilly. He moved to Bethesda in 1969 and taught at Liverpool School of Art, Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen, Bethesda and Coleg Menai, Bangor. He was a member of 56 Group Wales from 1982 until his death. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Prendergast_(artist))
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- Felton, Mike (Subject)
- Higgs, David, British Council (Subject)
- British Council (Subject)
- Giardelli, Arthur, 1911-2009 (Subject)
- Giardelli, Bim, 1917-2011 (Subject)
- Knight, Maggie, d. 2024 (Subject)
- The Washington Gallery ([?former] art gallery, Penarth, Wales) (Subject)
- Prendergast, Peter, 1946-2007 (Subject)