John Petts (1914-1991)

Artist and designer working in a variety of media. From the 1960s he designed and made stained glass for places of worship in Wales and beyond. Archives for the artist are held at the National Library of Wales.

For a full biography and bibliography see the Dictionary of Welsh Biography.

Further reading

Alison Smith, John Petts and the Caseg Press (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2000).

Alison Smith, 'John Petts: Designer-Craftsman 1914-1991' The Journal of Stained Glass, vol. xix, no. 2 (1991–3), 216–36.

Alison Smith, 'Light, Colour and the Bible: The Stained Glass Windows of John Petts (1914-91)' (Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2010), pp. 217-233.

M. N. Jones, 'Petts, Ronald John (1914–1991), artist' (Aberystwyth: National Library of Wales, 2018).

Maurice Broady, 'Stained Glass Design in Wales' Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, vol. 6 (new series) (2000), 159-60.

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	King David artist: John Petts 1960 National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
	St George Fighting the Dragon artist: John Petts 1965 Church of St Mary, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire south wall of the chancel
	St George Fighting the Dragon artist: John Petts 1965 National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
	St Michael Overcoming Satan artist: John Petts 1966 National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
	St Michael Overcoming the Devil artist: John Petts 1966 Church of All Saints, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan north wall of the north aisle
	Set of Windows with Eucharistic Symbols artist: John Petts 1967 Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Gorseinon, Swansea south east wall, Blessed Sacrament Chapel
	Set of Windows in the Baptistry Chapel artist: John Petts 1968 Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Gorseinon, Swansea north west wall
	The Risen Christ artist: John Petts about 1970 Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Gorseinon, Swansea east wall
	The Risen Christ artist: John Petts about 1970-1980 St David's Catholic College, Pen-y-lan, Cardiff behind the altar
	Virgin and Child artist: John Petts 1972 Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Gorseinon, Swansea Lady Chapel, north west wall

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