George Chapman - Artist Info

About George Chapman

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    George Chapman was an artist who trained at the Slade School of Fine Art and the Royal College of Art. He became known for his realistic paintings of the Rhondda and the surrounding coalmining areas in South Wales. In 1957, he won the Gold Medal at the National Eisteddfod and subsequently moved to Wales. His paintings have become a record of the communities and industrial landscapes that were rapidly disappearing during his lifetime....

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