Archie Rhys Griffiths (1902-1971)
Welsh painter born in Aberdare and brought up in Gorseinon, where he worked as a collier. Archie Griffiths attended Swansea School of Art and then went to the Royal College of Art, graduating in 1926. Much of his work during the 1920s and 30s depicts mining subjects, sometimes with biblical allusions.Further reading
Peter Lord, 'The Construction and Destruction of Archie Rees Griffiths' (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2009), pp. pp. 122-165.
Peter Lord, The Visual Culture of Wales: Industrial Society (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1998).
Peter Lord, The Visual Culture of Wales: Industrial Society (CD-ROM) (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2000), Visual Journeys, The Swansea School.
Peter Lord, Winifred Coombe Tennant: a life through art (Aberystwyth: National Library of Wales, 2007).
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The Expulsion from Eden artist: Archie Rhys Griffiths 1927 Unknown Location | |
Miners Returning from Work artist: Archie Rhys Griffiths 1931 National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion | |
On the Coal Tips artist: Archie Rhys Griffiths about 1932 Private Collection | |
Mural artist: Archie Rhys Griffiths 1932 Working Men's College, Camden Town | |
Jesus is Nailed to the Cross from Stations of the Cross artist: Archie Rhys Griffiths 1960s Church of St Martin, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshirenave | |
Jesus is Stripped of His Garments from Stations of the Cross artist: Archie Rhys Griffiths 1960s Church of St Martin, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshirenave |
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