Lyre Bird
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Details
Collection
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Item Number
NMW A 12881
Creation/Production
Education: Swansea School of Art; Royal College of Art
Work: Cardiff College of Art; Chelsea School of Art; Royal College of Art; Slade School of Art
Awards: CBE, 1960; Hon. D.Litt University of Wales, 1961; Hon.Fellow of the RCA
Commissions: stained glass windows for Liverpool Cathedral and Derby Cathedral
The landscape of the Gower was a strong source of imagery - much of his work was also inspired by poetry and music: a crowning achievement was the series of paintings and construction on the theme of Debussy's La Cathedrale Engloutie (The Sunken Cathedral)
Role: Artist
Period: 1943
Acquisition
Bequest, 24/8/1998
Measurements
Height
(cm): 26.2
Width
(cm): 20.5
Height
(in): 10
Width
(in): 8
Techniques
Mixed media on paper
Drawings and watercolours
Fine Art - works on paper
Material
Gouache
Watercolour
Indian ink
Pencil
Location
In store
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