Ffeil / File JD/1 - Augustus, Gwen and Nina

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JD/1

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Augustus, Gwen and Nina

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  • 2013 (Creation)

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Bound script of Tony Curtis's play Augustus, Gwen and Nina, inscribed on front cover in Curtis's hand: 'Revised March 13th 2013'.

Laminated flyer and poster advertising a performance of Tony Curtis's play Augustus, Gwen and Nina at Barry Island Community Centre, May 2013, and printed programme of the same performance.

Printed programme for the Tenby Arts Festival [September] 2013, which included a staging of Tony Curtis's play Augustus, Gwen and Nina, and press cutting relating to the performance.

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Script: Original pagination.

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  • English

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Augustus, Gwen and Nina: Some French in 'Gwen' section of play.

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Tenby Arts Festival is a community arts festival held annually in the last full week of September. See in particular https://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/tenbyarts/2013.

Artist, designer, illustrator and writer Nina Hamnett was born in Tenby. In the 1920s, she spent much of her time in Paris, where she associated with many leading figures of the avant-garde, while in London she was known as the 'Queen of Bohemia' due to her flamboyant and unconventional lifestyle. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Hamnett; https://artuk.org/discover/artists/hamnett-nina-18901956)

Born in Tenby, artist Gwen John lived and worked in France for most of her career, her paintings being mainly portraits of women and cats. Although overshadowed in her lifetime by that of her brother Augustus and her mentor and lover the sculptor Auguste Rodin, awareness and esteem for her work has grown considerably since her death. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen_John)

Painter, draughtsman and etcher Augustus John was born in Tenby. A star pupil at the Slade School of Art in London, where he studied from 1894 to 1898, he was considered one of the finest artists of his time. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_John; https://artuk.org/discover/artists/john-augustus-edwin-18781961)

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  • Text: Tony Curtis Papers (August 2021 papers) Box 4 JD/1