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  • Peter Lord’s ‘The Tradition’

    Peter Lord’s ‘The Tradition’

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    Andrew Green
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    In front of me is a copy of The artist in Wales, the first book to attempt a full conspectus of art in Wales, past and present.  It was written in 1957 by David Bell, when he was Curator of the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery.  It’s a drab volume, even taking into account the austere…