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Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Exhibition of Graphic Work held at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, 1981, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Sherman Theatre and Group members; draft exhibition catalogue text; press release; and details of exhibiting artists and works. Many folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

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.

File of Group 56 Wales secretary Mary Griffiths, comprising correspondence, 1981 and undated, between Mary Griffiths and Group executive committee members Arthur Giardelli, David Tinker and William Wilkins; letter, 1981, to Group chairman Arthur Giardelli from Group treasurer David Tinker; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some letters annotated by Mary Griffiths, one annotated by Arthur Giardelli. Most of Arthur Giardelli's letters to Mary Griffiths illustrated with drawings of birds.

Material relating to 56 Group Wales exhibitions held at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff and the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth as part of the 25th Anniversary Exhibition tour of 1981-1982, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Tate Gallery and others; details of exhibiting artists and works; printed invitation to exhibition-related event at the National Library of Wales; draft exhibition catalogue texts; publicity material; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Correspondence, 1981 and undated, including circular letters, between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and Group members; miscellaneous Group papers; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's 56 Group Wales in Scotland exhibition tour, 1981, held at Perth Museum & Art Gallery, the Livingston Art Foundation, the Forebank Gallery in Dundee and Artspace Galleries in Aberdeen, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and exhibition venues, the Scottish Arts Council, Group members and others; printed programme of Perth Festival of the Arts; press releases; draft exhibition catalogue text, including details of exhibiting artists and works; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Many folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Photographs taken at the exhibition held at Wrexham Arts Centre, 1978, as part of the Group's Art in the Making tour of 1978-9, and photographs and contact sheets taken at the Group's 25th Anniversary exhibitions held at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, 1981, and the Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno, 1982.

THIS MATERIAL IS KEPT SEPARATELY AND MAY BE ACCESSED ON REQUEST FROM:
Photo books 6028, size B and 6029, size B.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Groupe 56 Pays de Galles exhibition held at the Musée de la Poste, Amboise, France, 1979, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Musée de la Poste, Michel Debré (mayor of Amboise) and the painter OIivier Debré (brother of Michel), the British Council, Group members and others; printed invitations to private viewing; draft exhibition catalogue texts, including details of exhibiting artists and works; floor plan of the Musée de la Poste; and invoices and other documents. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

File of Group 56 Wales secretary Mary Griffiths, comprising correspondence, 1982, between Mary Griffiths and Group executive committee members David Tinker, Arthur Giardelli and William Wilkins; and letter, 1982, from Group treasurer David Tinker to Group member Geoffrey Davies. Some letters annotated by Mary Griffiths, two annotated by Group chairman Arthur Giardelli, one annotated by Group publicity officer William Wilkins. Most of Arthur Giardelli's letters to Mary Griffiths illustrated with drawings of birds. Letters, 3 September 1982 (to William Wilkins from Mary Griffiths) and 8 November 1982 (to David Tinker from Mary Griffiths), duplicated.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales exhibition held at the John Owen Gallery, Cardiff, 1982, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the John Owen Gallery and Group members; printed invitation to private viewing; draft exhibition catalogue texts; details of exhibiting artists and works; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the twentieth-anniversary 56 Group Wales publication The Artist And How To Employ Him (1976), edited by Group chairman Arthur Giardelli and containing contributions from Group members, the said material including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales), Group members and others; printed notice of publication; mailing lists and sales details; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales exhibition held at the Mostyn Art Gallery, Llandudno as part of the 25th Anniversary Exhibition tour of 1981-1982, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Mostyn Art Gallery, Group members, the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales) and others; draft exhibition catalogue texts; printed programme of events at the Mostyn Art Gallery; details of exhibiting artists and works; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths; letter from Group chairman Arthur Giardelli to Mary Griffiths illustrated with drawing of bird.

Material relating to an exhibition held at University College, Cardiff by 56 Group Wales members Peter Ellis, Peter Prendergast and Derek Southall, 1982, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and University College, Cardiff, the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales), Group members and others; printed invitation to private viewing; draft exhibition catalogue text; details of exhibiting artists and works; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Artists Inc. exhibition, held at St Paul's Gallery, Leeds, 1982, along with artists from Belfast, Dundee and Exeter, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and St Paul's Gallery, Group members and others; printed invitation to private viewing; printed exhibition programme of St Paul's Gallery; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Many folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

File of 56 Group Wales chairman Arthur Giardelli, comprising letters, 1981-1982, to Arthur Giardelli from various correspondents, including Group secretary Mary Griffiths, Group treasurer David Tinker and Group member Michael Punt, the Gulbenkian Foundation, the National Museum of Wales and the National Library of Wales; letters, 1981-1982, from Group secretary Mary Griffiths to Group executive committee members and other Group members and letters, 1982, from Mary Griffiths to other correspondents, including the Welsh Arts Council (now the Arts Council of Wales); other miscellaneous correspondence; and general Group information eg reports, accounts, agendas and minutes. Some letters annotated by Arthur Giardelli, one annotated by Mary Griffiths's husband, Bruce Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Glasgow Group/56 Group Wales exhibition held at the City Art Centre, Edinburgh, 1982, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the City Art Centre, 56 Group Wales and Glasgow Group members, the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales) and others; details of exhibiting artists and works; draft exhibition catalogue texts; list of exhibited works sold; publicity material; invoices; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

File of 56 Group Wales secretary Mary Griffiths, comprising correspondence, 1982-1983 and undated, between Mary Griffiths and Group executive committee members Arthur Giardelli, David Tinker and William Wilkins; and agenda of the Bologna Catalogue Sub-Committee meeting held 30 January 1983. Some letters annotated by Mary Griffiths, two annotated by Group publicity officer William Wilkins, one annotated by Group chairman Arthur Giardelli. Arthur Giardelli's letters to Mary Griffiths illustrated with drawings of birds. Two letters to Mary Griffiths from Arthur Giardelli duplicated.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales Art in the Making: An Exhibition for the Village Halls of Wales exhibition tour, 1978-1979, held at Wrexham Arts Centre, Llanelli Library, The Cross Community Centre in Pontardawe, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Haverfordwest Library, Alyn & Deeside Area Library in Buckley, Greenhill Further Education Centre in Tenby, the Cathedral of St Woolos in Newport and Oriel Môn in Llangefni, including correspondence, 1976-1980, between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales), Group members and others; printed invitations to private viewings; installation shots and instruction sheet for exhibition display panels; and press releases and other publicity material. Many folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

INSTALLATION SHOTS KEPT SEPARATELY AND MAY BE ACCESSED ON REQUEST FROM:
Photo books 6028, size B and 6029, size B
Photo book 6107, size E

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Gruppo 56 Galles exhibition held at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Bologna, Italy, 1983, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Galleria d'Arte Moderna and the British Council; printed invitations to private viewing; details of exhibiting artists and works; documents relating to packing and transportation of exhibited works; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Gruppo 56 Galles exhibition held at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Bologna, Italy, 1983, including correspondence largely between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and exhibiting Group members; details of exhibiting artists; draft exhibition catalogue text; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Several folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.