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Reviews
edited by
Bernard Mitchell
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Most books reviewed
are in print, and are for sale from Artcymru.co.uk . But some
are out of print, for this I make no excuses, for they are
all important to the history of the art and artists of Wales.
So, get down your local library and make a nuisance of yourself
there, or you could email my friend Jeff Towns, at Dylan's
Bookstore in Swansea, who is the expert in all things second-hand
in Welsh books. Tell him I sent you, then he will owe me a
pint. jefftowns@dylans.com
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Josef
Herman in Wales
by Carolyn Davies.
This
gem of a little book is a delight. Aimed at the children's
market its charm would grace any bookshelf. Carolyn Davies
has narrated the life and work of Josef Herman, or 'Joe Bach'
as he was known in Ystradgynlais, with extracts from his Welsh
Diary. A quote from that diary - ' I stayed because here I
found all I required. I I arrived a stranger for a fortnight.
The fortnight became eleven years.' The book is full of colour
plates of Josef's paintings and drawings, as well as photographs
of him during his stay in Wales. I hope that this is the beginning
of a whole new, series of publications for young people about
the artists of Wales.
£7.95. 32 pages. paperback.
Post & Packing £1.55
Total cost £9.50
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"Yellow Tree and Two Men" by Josef Herman
"Blue Bird" by Josef Herman
"Miner Bathing" by Josef Herman
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Josef
Herman in Wales - Artpack.
This excellent
resource pack for teachers contains:
* A copy of Josef Herman in Wales, which is both an artbook
and beautiful narrative
* A 16 page teachers booklet by Carolyn Davies and artist
Lynne Bebb
* Photocopyable activity sheets for classroom use
* 4 A4 Full colour artcards, laminated: Paintings for close
study or display
* An article, ' Epiphany in Ystradgynlais' by Ozi Rhys Osmond
- invaluable background knowledge for teachers.
Cost of Artpack £15.
Post and Packing £1.95
Total cost £16.95
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Josef Herman Art Card
Cover of Teacher's Booklet
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Painting
the Dragon
by Anthony Jones
The book Painting
the Dragon accompanied a BBC Wales television series of the
same name and an exhibition of the artworks at the National
Museum's Art in Wales Gallery, Cardiff in 2000. The book is
well illustrated with cultural icons both historical and contemporary,
and makes an excellent resource for educational purposes,
as it celebrates the richness and diversity of Welsh Art.
80 pages. paperback
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Painting the Dragon by Anthony Jones.
S Curnow Vosper, Salem. 1909.
Iwan Bala, Pair - Re-Birth, Lost Voice." 1997.
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John
Petts and the Caseg Press - Alison
Smith.
It is well overdue, but at last we now have a book on the life
and work of the outstanding wood- engraver and stained glass
artist John Petts.
In 1990 I asked artist Will Roberts, of Neath, who I should
photograph for the Archive project. He replied, "
You should go and see John Petts, and see him soon. "
Little did I know that John was already ill with cancer, and
he died within twelve months of my meeting with him.
I met John in the Old Workhouse in Abergavenny, where he lived
and had a workshop for his stained glass. As a parting gift
John gave me a card of The Owl of Cwm Cowlyd 1950.
John met Brenda Chamberlain, a fellow student at the Royal Academy
Schools, in London in 1935, they left and set up home in a semi
derelict cottage in the mountains of Snowdonia, North Wales.
It was here that they struggled to survive, printing small editions
of greetings cards and book plates.
They started the Caseg Press in 1937 and in 1941 they published
the Caseg Broadsheets with writer Alun Lewis.
Alison Smith is Programme Curator for nineteenth-Century
Art at the Tate Gallery, London.
Bernard Mitchell
£39.50 127 pages hardback.
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Offerings
& Reinventions.
by Iwan Bala
It was in 1997, that I first photographed Iwan Bala, in his
studio in Canton, Cardiff. So cold that it needed all his iconographic
zeal, and perhaps some ironic humour to survive. He has now
moved to the new centrally heated complex in Bute Street. This
book was published to coincide with the exhibition of his work
at Oriel 31, Newtown in 2000 and is a comprehensive appraisal
of the work of one of the most critical artists working in Wales
today. As well as Iwan's own writing, the book contains essays
by Michael Tooby, Assistant Director of the National Museum
and Gallery Cardiff, and Shelagh Hourahane - artist and curator
- along with many plates in colour and black and white.
£9.95. 112 pages paperback.
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Book Cover
Santes Mariona, 1999.
Installation view Clean Slate (the Artists' Project Exhibition)
at the Third Wales Arts International Festival,
October 1999.
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