Archie Rhys Griffiths (1902-1971)

Welsh painter born in Aberdare and brought up in Gorseinon, where he worked as a collier. Archie Griffiths attended Swansea School of Art and then went to the Royal College of Art, graduating in 1926. Much of his work during the 1920s and 30s depicts mining subjects, sometimes with biblical allusions.

Further reading

Peter Lord, 'The Construction and Destruction of Archie Rees Griffiths' (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2009), pp. pp. 122-165.

Peter Lord, The Visual Culture of Wales: Industrial Society (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1998).

Peter Lord, The Visual Culture of Wales: Industrial Society (CD-ROM) (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2000), Visual Journeys, The Swansea School.

Peter Lord, Winifred Coombe Tennant: a life through art (Aberystwyth: National Library of Wales, 2007).

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	The Expulsion from Eden artist: Archie Rhys Griffiths 1927 Unknown Location
	Miners Returning from Work artist: Archie Rhys Griffiths 1931 National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
	On the Coal Tips artist: Archie Rhys Griffiths about 1932 Private Collection
	Mural artist: Archie Rhys Griffiths 1932 Working Men's College, Camden Town
	Jesus is Nailed to the Cross from: Stations of the Cross artist: Archie Rhys Griffiths 1960s Church of St Martin, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire nave
	Jesus is Stripped of His Garments from: Stations of the Cross artist: Archie Rhys Griffiths 1960s Church of St Martin, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire nave

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