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

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 1894-1898, 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)

Gwen John was a Welsh-born artist who 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)

Like Augustus and Gwen John, the artist, designer, illustrator and writer Nina Hamnett was also 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)