Bard Attitude
WILLIAMS, Bedwyr
The artist is pictured in a dramatic landscape, a harp perched precariously on a rocky outcrop above a river. His robes and fake white beard blow in the breeze. Williams draws on Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740-1812) and his iconic image of The Bard in a playful comment on constructions of Welsh identity and history.
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Collection
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Item Number
NMW A 29477
Creation/Production
WILLIAMS, Bedwyr
Date: 2005
Acquisition
Purchase - ass. of DWT, 3/2009
Purchased with support from The Derek Williams Trust
Techniques
Photograph
Fine Art - works on paper
Material
Photographic print
Location
In store
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