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Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Life and Landscape from Scotland and Wales exhibition, held in conjunction with members of the Glasgow Group at Newport Museum and Art Gallery, 1985, comprising printed invitation to private viewing.

Letter from 56 Group Wales treasurer David Tinker enclosing list of photographic (print) blocks used by the 56 Group Wales from 1967 to 1969. Letter transferred from Box 23.

Lists of 56 Group Wales exhibition catalogues, 1957-1989, with related correspondence. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Lists of 56 Group/56 Group Wales exhibitions, 1957-1999, including rough list of number of exhibitions, 1957-1991, in hand of Group secretary Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths and Group secretary Bob Weir.

Lists of Group members, 1963-[2012] (some years missing), with addresses, telephone numbers and (in later lists) email addresses of members, some lists including the year individual members joined the Group and one list noting the ages of Group members; circular note, 2001, to Group members regarding membership ballot; and a letter, 1982, from Group secretary Mary Griffiths to the National Museum of Wales. Some folios annotated by Group secretaries Mary Griffiths and Bob Weir and others.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Marking 56 Years exhibition held at the Bay Art gallery, Cardiff, 2012, comprising printed invitation to private viewing; printed gallery programme; and publicity statement.

Printed invitations, some undated, to private viewings of Group members' exhibitions. Some invitations annotated by the exhibiting artist.

Biographical material relating to Group members, including lists of exhibitions, artists' statements, etc, much of which is undated, with related correspondence, notes and photocopied press cuttings regarding exhibitions. One set of biographical details is duplicated.

Group members' (A-M) exhibition catalogues, one signed by the artist, with photocopied press cutting from Artists' Newsletter magazine inserted into one catalogue.

Catalogues, some undated, of joint exhibitions involving both Group members and other artists. One catalogue annotated by Group secretary Mary Griffiths.

Group members' (N-Z) exhibition catalogues, some undated. One catalogue annotated.

Lists of those 56 Group/56 Group Wales members owing subscription fees, 1965-1994, 1999-2000, with related correspondence, largely from Group secretaries Mary Griffiths and Julian Sheppard to Group members; list of Group members as of October 1974; list of Group members due to contribute towards exhibition opening, 1978; and receipt book, 1993-1994. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths and Group treasurer David Tinker.

Invoices and receipts relating to the purchase of 56 Group/56 Group Wales members' works, including sales from exhibitions at the Bear Lane Gallery, Oxford, 1965, 1967, the Grosvenor Gallery, London, [1969], and the Richard Demarco Gallery, Edinburgh, 1969; together with related correspondence.

Notebook (most folios blank) containing extracts from the 56 Group's 'Manifesto' of August 1956, a record of exhibition sales, accounts and expenses, etc, 1957-1960; loose accounts and notes, [1956]-1958; cheque book stubs, 1991, 1993; receipt book, 1991-1993, 1995; letter, 1989, from Bim Giardelli, wife of Group chairman Arthur Giardelli, enclosing financial contribution; ledger book (many folios blank at end) containing accounts, 1993-1997. Name and address (on Bardsey Island) of artist and writer Brenda Chamberlain noted on inside front cover of 1957-1960 notebook.

Invoices directed to the 56 Group/56 Group Wales, 1962-1973, 1975, 1978, 1995-2000 and undated, relating to packaging and transportation of works to be exhibited, printing of publicity material, framing of exhibited works, hiring of exhibition spaces and reimbursement of expenses; with related correspondence and notes. Some folios annotated by Group secretary Bob Weir.

Invoices sent by the 56 Group/56 Group Wales, 1963-1970, 1978-1981 and undated, relating to hiring of exhibition spaces, printing of publicity material, lecture fees and sales of exhibited works. Some folios annotated by Group secretary Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to 56 Group/56 Group Wales publicity, 1964-[2007], including publicity officer's report; press reports; Group publicity statements; lists of invitees to private viewings; and related correspondence and printed emails.

AUDIO CASSETTE INCLUDED WITH THIS MATERIAL KEPT SEPARATELY AND MAY BE VIEWED ON REQUEST FROM:
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CM 15709

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's 56 Mix exhibition held at the Wyndham Arcade Gallery, Cardiff, 2009, comprising printed exhibition flyer and poster.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Mixing West exhibition held at Tenby Museum & Art Gallery, 2008, including letter to Peter [?Seabourne, Group secretary]; printed invitation to private viewing; press cutting taken from the Tenby Observer; completed Exhibition Preparation Form; and gallery floor plan.

Material relating to the cancelled 56 Group Wales exhibition due to have been held in Moscow, 1995, including correspondence between Group secretary Julian Sheppard and Professor Vyacheslav Shestakov and other representatives of the Russian Ministry of Culture, the Georgian Artists' Association, the Arts Council of Wales, the British Council, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, the National Museum of Wales, Group chairman Arthur Giardelli, Group members and others; correspondence between Arthur Giardelli and Professor Vyacheslav Shestakov and the Arts Council of Wales; details of exhibiting artists and works; and photocopied press cutting from the Western Mail.