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Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Glasgow Group Wales exhibition, 1973, held at the McLellan Galleries, Glasgow, including correspondence, 1973-1974, between Group secretaries Elisabeth Elias and Mary Griffiths and the McLellan Galleries and, 1973, between Elisabeth Elias and Group members; printed invitation to private viewing; draft exhibition catalogue texts; details of exhibiting artists and works; floor plan of the McLellan Galleries; and other related correspondence. One or two folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales exhibition held at the Welsh Arts Council's Oriel Gallery, Cardiff, 1974, including correspondence, 1973-1974, between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Oriel Gallery/Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales) and, 1974, between Mary Griffiths and Group members; printed invitation to private viewing; press release; details relating to exhibiting artists and works; floor plan of Oriel Gallery; and other related correspondence. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

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.

Correspondence, 1974-1978, between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales) and between Group treasurer David Tinker and the Welsh Arts Council; Artists's Union material, 1974-1975; applications for guarantee against loss, 1975-1978; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths, one folio annotated by Arthur Giardelli, one folio annotated by David Tinker.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales exhibition held at the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes, Brittany, 1974-1975, including list of invitees to private viewing, circular letters, 1974, from Group secretary Elisabeth Elias to those invited, and responses to invitations; circular letters to Group members; exhibition catalogue texts; details relating to exhibiting artists and works; travel expenses; 'souvenirs' of Nantes; and other related correspondence. Some folios annotated by Group secretary Mary Griffiths.

File of Group 56 Wales secretary Mary Griffiths, comprising correspondence, 1974, between Mary Griffiths and Group executive committee members Arthur Giardelli and David Tinker; letter, 1974, from Group chairman Arthur Giardelli to Group treasurer David Tinker; and correspondence, 1974, between Mary Griffiths and former Group secretary Elisabeth Elias. There are frequent references throughout all correspondence to Claude Souviron, Keeper of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nantes, and to Rollo Charles, Keeper of Art at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff. Some letters annotated by Mary Griffiths. Some of Arthur Giardelli's letters to Mary Griffiths illustrated with drawings of birds.

Photographs taken at the 56 Group Wales exhibition held at the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes in 1974.

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Photo books 6028, size B and 6029, size B.

Material relating to exhibitions by individual members of the 56 Group Wales held at University College, Swansea, 1974-1975, namely Glyn Jones and Eric Rowan's Paintings & Drawings exhibition, 1974, William Wilkins' Drawings exhibition, 1975, and David Tinker and Mary Lloyd Jones's exhibition, 1975, including correspondence, 1974-1976, between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and University College, Swansea, Group chairman Arthur Giardelli and exhibiting Group members; printed invitation to private viewing; and other related correspondence. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Correspondence, 1974 and undated, including circular letters, between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and Group members; and miscellaneous Group papers, including Annual General Meeting agenda and statement by Group chairman Arthur Giardelli. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales 1975 exhibition, 1975, held at the University Gallery, Leeds, including correspondence, 1974-1975, between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the University Gallery and, 1975, between Mary Griffiths and Group members; details relating to exhibiting artists and works; material relating to sales of exhibited works; and other related correspondence. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths and Group chairman Arthur Giardelli; one folio illustrated with a ballpoint and watercolour wash drawing of a bird by Arthur Giardelli.

Material relating to 56 Group Wales exhibitions, 1976-1979, including correspondence, details of exhibiting artists and works, printed exhibition catalogues, printed invitations to private viewings and publicity material.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Retrospective Exhibition held at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff as part of the 56/20: Twentieth Anniversary exhibition tour of 1976-7, including correspondence, 1974-1976, 1983, 1987, between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the National Museum of Wales and Group members; details of exhibiting artists and works; mailing list for exhibition catalogue; National Museum of Wales printed programmes of events; other related correspondence; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Many folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Arts Councils of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland exhibition tour, 1976-1977, held at the Bank of Ireland in Dublin, Crawford Municipal Art Gallery in Cork, and the Arts Council Gallery in Belfast as part of the 56/20: Twentieth Anniversary exhibition tour, including correspondence, 1974-1977, between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Arts Council of the Republic of Ireland, the Northern Ireland Arts Council, Group members and others; printed invitations to private viewings; details of exhibiting artists and works; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Many folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Slides of various Group exhibitions, namely the Painting and Sculpture exhibition held at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, 1975, the Gruppo 56 Galles exhibition held at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Bologna, 1983, the Birthday Celebration exhibition held at the Oriel Gallery, Cardiff, 1984, and the Chepstow Festival Exhibition held at Chepstow Museum, 1990.

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Photo book 6107, size E

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Painting & Sculpture exhibition held at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, 1975, and the ultimately cancelled plans for an exhibition which was to have taken place at the Union Carbide Corporation Building, New York as part of the 'Wales Week in New York' event held 26 August to 1 September 1975, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and various New York representatives, the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales), Group members and others; printed invitation to private viewing in Cardiff; mailing list for Cardiff exhibition catalogue; press releases and other publicity material; details of exhibiting artists and works; and printed copies of 'Wales Week in New York' brochures outlining programme of events, etc. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths and Group chairman Arthur Giardelli.

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's Graphic Work exhibition held at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff and the Installation and other Large Works exhibition held at the Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff as part of the 56/20: Twentieth Anniversary exhibition tour of 1976-7, including correspondence, 1975-1976, between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and exhibition venues, Group members, the Welsh Arts Council (later the Arts Council of Wales) and others; details of exhibiting artists and works; floor plan of the Chapter Arts Centre; list of sales of exhibited works; printed poster of forthcoming events at the Sherman Theatre; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Material relating to an exhibition by 56 Group Wales chairman Arthur Giardelli, held at University College, Cardiff, 1975, including letters from Group secretary Mary Griffiths to Raymond Eyquem of University College, Cardiff; and printed invitation to private viewing. Letters annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Printed June 1975 edition of the circular newsletter Lettera illustrated with images of works by 56 Group Wales members and containing Group members' details; introduction to the June 1975 issue of Lettera by Raymond Eyquem of University College, Cardiff, translated into English from the original French text; translations into English of a review in Italian of Lettera; photocopied press cuttings from the Gazzetta di Mantova; and notes relating to sponsorship.

File of 56 Group Wales secretary Mary Griffiths, comprising correspondence, 1975, between Mary Griffiths and Group executive committee members Arthur Giardelli and David Tinker; and letters, 1975, from Mary Griffiths to former Group secretary Elisabeth Elias. Some letters annotated by Mary Griffiths. Some of Group chairman Arthur Giardelli's letters to Mary Griffiths illustrated with drawings of birds.

Correspondence, 1975 and undated, including circular letters, between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and Group members. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths and others.