Every town, village and remote little hamlet in Wales has a resident artist. It's nice to know that this art and craft tradition is as strongas ever and the proof is here within our list of famous Welsh ...
GwenJohn
Studied at Slade Art School. Lived in Paris for a while where she was taught by Whistler!. Works include a self portrait at the Tate and 'A young nun' at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern ...
Tony Wright (MBE)
Actor and radio personality. Appeared on TV and stage across UK. Made a big name for himself on radio in Wales worked for BBC Radio Gwent, Red Dragon, Touch AM as of mid 2007 presenting ...
... Gwent, to Welsh parents.
comment by:Mostynmeg
I have two small polly-photos of him and a cassette of Mostyn singing a few songs and giving a few interviews. Would be interested to hear if anyone ...
Goscombe John
Any Offers?
Connection: Presumably related to Augustus and Gwen - any more?
comment by:BossMo
Part of the famous 'John' family - Does anyone have any more?
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gwenjohn and augustus johngwen john (1876-1939) studied at the slade along with augustus, leaving in the same year (1898). she then studied in paris under whistler, adopting his remarkable ...
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I was taught by Cefyn Burgess in college. He was a brilliant tutor and I would love to work for him!
comment by:ogwen123
I have known Cefyn all his life I come from the same village ...
... born at Tredegar, Monmouthshire (now in Blaenau Gwent). He was one of thirteen children, his father being a miner.
comment by:williams90
Aneurin Bevan is belived to be a cousin of my great great ...
... he acted as unofficial chaplain. He baptised Clara Kimball Young at the home not long before her death, and officiated at Edmund Gwenn’s funeral. The rigours of the desert and a lung condition brought ...