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Material relating to the compilation and publication of the revised 2nd edition of Welsh Painters Talking, edited by Tony Curtis and originally published by Seren Books in 1997, largely comprising correspondence and biographical notes from contributing artists, namely Sally Moore, Iwan Bala, Charles Burton, Arthur and Bim Giardelli, John Knapp-Fisher and Peter Prendergast.

Including annotations/amendments in the hands of Tony Curtis and Sally Moore.

Material relating to the research and production of 'The Last Shift', the chapter contributed by Tony Curtis to artist Iwan Bala's Certain Welsh Artists, published by Seren Books in 1999 (see, for example: https://www.serenbooks.com/book/certain-welsh-artists/). The material comprises: annotated typescript drafts of 'The Last Shift'; letters to Tony Curtis from Iwan Bala, enclosing material relating to the proposed volume; material, including exhibition catalogue, relating to artist couple David and Jane Carpanini and to photographer and artist Susan Trangmar; letter to Tony Curtis from artist Valerie Ganz, enclosing exhibition catalogues and postcards depicting some of her works; Gregynog Gallery catalogue containing biographical details relating to artist Jack Crabtree, together with a series of postcards depicting some of his works; catalogues relating to an art exhibition held at Ramoth Christian Centre, Hirwaun, held April 1998; photocopied material taken from an exhibition titled Coal: British Mining in Art 1680-1980, which was held at various locations during 1982 and 1983 list of artist Kevin Sinnott's works exhibited at an exhibition; press cutting; and rough manuscript notes by Tony Curtis.

Papers, 1992-1997, relating to the research and production of Welsh Painters Talking (Seren Books, 1997), edited by Tony Curtis (see, for example: https://www.waterstones.com/book/welsh-painters-talking/tony-curtis/9781854112002), comprising: correspondence between Tony Curtis and the artists included in the volume and typescript drafts of interviews with the artists, with corrections by the interviewees, namely Iwan Bala, Charles Burton, Felicity Charlton, Arthur Giardelli, John Knapp-Fisher, Sally Moore, Peter Prendergast, Shani Rhys James, Will Roberts, Kevin Sinnott, Kyffin Williams and Ernest Zobole. Together with correspondence between Seren Books and others involved in the publishing of the volume and from David Alston, who wrote the foreword. Also included are draft versions of Tony Curtis's introduction to the volume; a review of the volume in a Seren booklet of recent publications; and a photocopy of the proposed cover of the volume. The material ranges from the project's inception in 1992 to the book's publication in 1997.
Some correspondence is written on postcards or cards showing reproductions of the artists' works.
Together with photocopy of review of the volume taken from a printed source.
Typescript notes included in this section provide detailed information regarding Tony Curtis's audio-taped interviews with the artists.

Draft and fair-copied typescript prose material by Tony Curtis, some items annotated, largely relating to the visual and literary arts in Wales, comprising:

Article titled '"Life's miraculous poise between light and dark" - Ceri Richards and the poetry of Vernon Watkins'.

Review by Tony Curtis of Ceri Richards by Mel Gooding (Cameron & Hollis, 2002) (https://pallantbookshop.com/product/ceri-richards/).

Piece titled 'Peter Prendergast: the Spiritual Painter', most likely the essay Tony Curtis contributed to The Painter's Quarry: the art of Peter Prendergast (Seren Books, 2006); together with proposal details, June 2002, for the book, including a list of potential contributors, and letters, 17 May 2002, 23 September 2002 and 11 March 2003, to Tony Curtis from Alun Gruffydd of Oriel Ynys Môn relating to a proposed exhibition and associated publication (presumably the volume mentioned here) about Peter Prendergast. See, for example: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-painters-quarry/9781854114099

Two articles written for the Lonely Planet guide to Wales, titled 'Visual Art in Wales' and 'Literary Wales', together with related email messages to Curtis from John King of travel guide publishers Lonely Planet.

Incomplete article relating to art and artists, title not apparent.

Thumbnail sketches of Tony Curtis and of a number of artists living and working in Wales relating to a 'One Wales art feature', possibly published in Poetry Wales magazine (see reference to a 'One Wales article' by Seren Books Poetry Editor Amy Wack under heading Heaven's Gate (Seren Books, 2001), Seren Books being the trading name of Poetry Wales Press).

Review of Here and Now (Seren Books, 2003) by artist, writer and lecturer Iwan Bala (https://inpressbooks.co.uk/products/here-and-now-essays-on-contemporary-welsh-art).

Biographical pieces relating to artists Vivienne Williams and Christine Jones.

Piece relating to the establishment of a Poet Laureate for Wales.

Piece relating to artist Josef Herman, possibly in relation to the publication Related Twilights: Josef Herman, Notes from an Artist's Diary (ed. Tony Curtis) (Seren Books, 2004) (https://inpressbooks.co.uk/products/related-twilights-notes-from-an-artists-diary). For Related Twilights, see also under heading Letters to Tony Curtis.

Transcript of an interview, dated (originally conducted?) 8 August 1990, between Tony Curtis and poet and writer Leslie Norris.

Short story titled 'H.M.S. Cassandra'.

One-act play relating to the artist Gwen John titled 'Gwen'.

Section of play which appears to relate to the artist Augustus John.