The Ladies of Gregynog
Distributed for University of Wales Press
Gwendoline and Margaret Davies of Gregynog are famous in Wales for their collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings which are now held by the National Museum Cardiff. Inheritors of great wealth from their industrialist grandfather, the women became renowned for their philanthropy and for the creation, in 1920, of a centre for music and the arts at Gregynog Hall in Montgomeryshire, which they hoped would enrich the lives of the people of Wales, who were suffering in the aftermath of World War I. This intimate biography provides a unique account of these shy and complex women.
Foreword
Introduction
The Two Sisters
The Idea of Gregynog
Music and Services
The Gregynog Press
Collecting Pictures
A Social Conscience
Gardens and Guests
The Challenge of Wealth
Two Quiet Lives
Acknowledgements
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