John Meirion Morris
John Meirion Morris | |
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| Born | 14 March 1936 Llanuwchllyn, Wales |
| Died | 21 September 2020 (aged 84) |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
John Meirion Morris (14 March 1936[1] – 21 September 2020) was a Welsh sculptor.[2]
Morris was born in Llanuwchllyn, near Bala, Gwynedd, where his parents kept a shop. He studied at Liverpool College of Art and later taught the subject at Llanidloes. In 1966, he began a period as a lecturer at Kumasi University in Ghana, returning to Wales two years later to lecture at Aberystwyth University.[3]
In 1985, he obtained his M.Phil for research into Celtic La Tène art, and he subsequently returned to his home town to work as a sculptor.[4]
His works included the design and model for the proposed Tryweryn monument[5] and a bronze bust of Ray Gravell at the BBC studios in Cardiff. A retrospective exhibition of his work was hosted by the National Library of Wales in 2009.[6]
One of his sculptures, Pieta, commemorates his son Dylan, who died in 2002 of a brain tumour.
Morris died, aged 84, in 2020, survived by his wife Gwawr and two children.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.johnmeirionmorris.org/john-meirion-morris.php
- ^ Oriel profiles
- ^ a b "Tryweryn monument sculptor John Meirion Morris dies age 84". Nation Cymru. 21 September 2020.
- ^ Art in Wales Archived 2010-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ John Meirion Morris Archived 2011-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ National Library of Wales Archived 2012-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
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