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  • David Jones (1895-1974), poet and artist, was born in Brockley, Kent. His mother was an Englishwoman but his father hailed from Holywell, Flintshire, and Jones retained a strong Welsh identity throughout his life. He attended Camberwell Art School between 1909 and 1914 and Westminster Art School in 1919. During the First World War he served as a private with the 15th (London Welsh) Battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers on the Western Front. In 1921 he became a Roman Catholic. During the same year, he met the sculptor and artist Eric Gill and joined his community of artists in Ditchling, Sussex. During the period 1924-28, Gill and Jones spent long periods at Capel-y-ffin, Breconshire, where they had established another community. This is a painting of Petra Gill, daughter of Eric Gill, with whom Jones had a relationship. Jones's wartime experiences had a profound influence on his work both as an artist and writer. His first and most famous written work, 'In Parenthesis', published in 1937, provides a vivid portrait of the experiences of a number of ordinary soldiers between December 1915 and July 1916, ending with their tragic slaughter at Mametz Wood.
'Petra Gill, Capel-y-ffin' by David Jones, 1920s
  • David Jones (1895-1974), poet and artist, was born in Brockley, Kent. His mother was an Englishwoman but his father hailed from Holywell, Flintshire, and Jones retained a strong Welsh identity throughout his life. He attended Camberwell Art School between 1909 and 1914 and Westminster Art School in 1919. During the First World War he served as a private with the 15th (London Welsh) Battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers on the Western Front. In 1921 he became a Roman Catholic. During the same year, he met the sculptor and artist Eric Gill and joined his community of artists in Ditchling, Sussex. During the period 1924-28, Gill and Jones spent long periods at Capel-y-ffin, Breconshire, where they had established another community.
'Christ in the garden' by David Jones, 1920s
  • David Jones (1895-1974), poet and artist, was born in Brockley, Kent. His mother was an Englishwoman but his father hailed from Holywell, Flintshire, and Jones retained a strong Welsh identity throughout his life. He attended Camberwell Art School between 1909 and 1914 and Westminster Art School in 1919. During the First World War he served as a private with the 15th (London Welsh) Battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers on the Western Front. In 1921 he became a Roman Catholic. During the same year, he met the sculptor and artist Eric Gill and joined his community of artists in Ditchling, Sussex. During the period 1924-28, Gill and Jones spent long periods at Capel-y-ffin, Breconshire, where they had established another community.
'The Orchard, Capel-y-Ffin' by David Jones, 1920s
  • David Jones (1895-1974) was born in Brockley, Kent. His mother was an Englishwoman but his father hailed from Holywell, Flintshire, and Jones retained a strong Welsh identity throughout his life. He attended Camberwell Art School between 1909 and 1914 and Westminster Art School in 1919. During the First World War he served as a private with the 15th (London Welsh) Battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers on the Western Front. His wartime experiences had a profound influence on his work both as an artist and writer. His first and most famous written work, 'In Parenthesis', published in 1937, provides a vivid portrait of the experiences of a number of ordinary soldiers between December 1915 and July 1916, ending with their tragic slaughter at Mametz Wood.
New Year's Card designed by the poet and artist David Jones, 1918 [image 1 of 2]