Gwen John
In 1942, at the height of his fame, Augustus John predicted that ''fifty years from now I shall be known as the brother of Gwen John''. Gwen John (1876 - 1939) is indeed now recognised as a great artistic innovator, yet for years her life remained shrouded in the myth of the solitary recluse. Born in Pembrokeshire, Gwen followed her brother to the Slade. Her future was bound up with Augustus, h...
In 1942, at the height of his fame, Augustus John predicted that ''fifty years from now I shall be known as the brother of Gwen John''. Gwen John (1876 - 1939) is indeed now recognised as a great artistic innovator, yet for years her life remained shrouded in the myth of the solitary recluse. Born in Pembrokeshire, Gwen followed her brother to the Slade. Her future was bound up with Augustus, h...
