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Title:
Dr. Thomas Parry (1904-1985), Principal (1958-1969)
Object name(s):
Oil Paintings; Portrait of Dr. Thomas Parry
Brief description:
Three-quarter portrait of Dr. Thomas Parry. He is viewed seated in an armchair with his left leg crossed over his right knee and his hands, holding a mortar board, placed together on his lap. He wears a suit, a tie, a white shirt, spectacles and an academic gown. He has greying hair, a moustache and looks towards the viewer. In the background is a wall with, on the left, a vertical stripe
Collection:
Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum & Gallery
Acquisition date:
1969
Acquisition method:
Purchase
Dimension:
Width
Dimension value:
880
Dimension:
Height
Dimension value:
1140
Inscription content:
(paint, lower right corner) Alfred Janes 1969, (plaque, frame) Dr Thomas Parry MA Dlitt Celt FBA/Principal 1958-1969 (label, verso, stretcher) Welsh Arts Council, Cardiff/Alfred Janes 1974/Dr Thomas Parry/UCW Aberystwyth
Material:
Oil on canvas, framed
Object name:
Oil Paintings; Portrait of Dr. Thomas Parry
Object number:
OP55
Object production date:
1969
Date - earliest / single:
1969
Date - latest:
1969
Object production person:
Alfred Janes
Person's association:
Artist/Maker
Person's biographical note:
Painter. Son of a greengrocer. Studied at Swansea School of Art, 1927-31, and the Royal Academy, 1931-34. Served in the Second World War in North Africa, 1940-46. Taught part-time at Swansea School of Art, 1936-63, and later at Croydon College of Art. He was a friend of the writer Dylan Thomas. He painted still lifes, portraits and semi-abstract works
Person's birth date:
1911
Person's death date:
1999
Person's forenames:
Alfred
Person's place of birth:
UK, Wales, Swansea
Person's place of death:
London
Person's surname:
Janes
Object production place:
UK, Wales?
Owner:
The artist
Organisation's association:
Object source
Responsible department/section:
Oil Paintings
Text:
Dr. Thomas Parry was Principal of University College of Wales, Aberystwyth from 1958-1969
Text reason:
Collections online text

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/58287cc5-33d0-35cc-b5f2-3dc43731dfac

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/58287cc5-33d0-35cc-b5f2-3dc43731dfac, Aberystwyth University, School of Art Museum & Gallery, CC BY-NC

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