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Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Newest Review: ... of days before the gallery opened in 1911. What was left reflects Glynn’s diverse tastes and as well as paintings, watercolours and prints he bought metalwork, glassware, miniature paintings a magnificent collection of ceramics which naturally have many fine examples of Swansea and Nantgarw pottery and porcelain. As you enter the gallery you come to a very sparse reception area with ... more  ... a number of books and postcards that you can browse through prior to going on to the main gallery. It costs nothing to enter but donations are gratefully received. The visitor’s book on the way in was a very interesting read with people from ...more |
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Glynn Vivian Art Gallery: Quite some man our Glynn (366 words)
by - written on 30/05/01 (Very useful, 69 readings)
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The art Gallery is named after its founder and principal benefactor Richard Glynn Vivian. The Vivian’s owned the largest copper works in Swansea and then the main British Copper smelting centre. He was a practical scientist an intellectual and a prominent member of local society. Glynn had a great love as a serious collector of paintings and china. Basically what is in the gallery is what he collected and put into a purpose built gallery. The sad part about it being that Glynn died a matter of days before the gallery opened in 1911. What was left reflects Glynn’s diverse tastes and as well as paintings, watercolours and prints he bought ... Read the complete review
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