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Will Evans BIOGRAPHY
1888 Swansea, Wales, England - 1957 Swansea, Wales, England. Known for: Painting.
A notable painter of town and countryside. He made a series of water-colour paintings of the devastation following the 1941 blitz on Swansea. Began exhibiting while still a student; in 1911 his... Read full biography
A notable painter of town and countryside. He made a series of water-colour paintings of the devastation following the 1941 blitz on Swansea. Began exhibiting while still a student; in 1911 his painting 'Welsh Castle' won first prize at Carmarthen National Eisteddfod. By the 1920's his work was... Read full biography
A notable painter of town and countryside. He made a series of water-colour paintings of the devastation following the 1941 blitz on Swansea. Began exhibiting while still a student; in 1911 his painting 'Welsh Castle' won first prize at Carmarthen National Eisteddfod. By the 1920's his work was gaining recognition outside of Wales. He became a lecturer in painting at Swansea School of Art and was elected as Associate of the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art in 1936. The following year he was... Read full biography
A notable painter of town and countryside. He made a series of water-colour paintings of the devastation following the 1941 blitz on Swansea. Began exhibiting while still a student; in 1911 his painting 'Welsh Castle' won first prize at Carmarthen National Eisteddfod. By the 1920's his work was gaining recognition outside of Wales. He became a lecturer in painting at Swansea School of Art and was elected as Associate of the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art in 1936. The following year he was elected Academician. 1937 Saw Will establish the Department of Lithography at the Art School. Often referred to as one of the 'Sons of Gwalia', he died in Mount Pleasant Hospital, Swansea in 1957 aged seventy-nine. Source:.... Read full biography
A notable painter of town and countryside. He made a series of water-colour paintings of the devastation following the 1941 blitz on Swansea. Began exhibiting while still a student; in 1911 his painting 'Welsh Castle' won first prize at Carmarthen National Eisteddfod. By the 1920's his work was gaining recognition outside of Wales. He became a lecturer in painting at Swansea School of Art and was elected as Associate of the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art in 1936. The following year he was elected Academician. 1937 Saw Will establish the Department of Lithography at the Art School. Often referred to as one of the 'Sons of Gwalia', he died in Mount Pleasant Hospital, Swansea in 1957 aged seventy-nine. Source:. https://www.famouswelsh.com/artists/944-will-evans
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A notable painter of town and countryside. He made a series of water-colour paintings of the devastation following the 1941 blitz on Swansea.
Began exhibiting while still a student; in 1911 his painting 'Welsh Castle' won first prize at Carmarthen National Eisteddfod. By the 1920's his work was gaining recognition outside of Wales. He became a lecturer in painting at Swansea School of Art and was elected as Associate of the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art in 1936. The following year he was elected Academician. 1937 Saw Will establish the Department of Lithography at the Art School.
Often referred to as one of the 'Sons of Gwalia', he died in Mount Pleasant Hospital, Swansea in 1957 ag...But wait, there's more...
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