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Article: A portrait of Teddy Evans of the Antarctic, Evans of the Broke (1880-1957)
14 June 2013Teddy Evans was second-in-command of Captain Scott's ill-fated Antarctic expedition from 1910 to 1913 and, following Scott's demise, in command of the Terra Nova's journey back into the Roath Dock in Cardiff on 14 June 1913.Article: The scout flag that went South with Scott
14 June 2013When Captain Scott's Antarctic Expedition ship, the Terra Nova, sailed into her home port of Cardiff on 14 June 1913, she had not only the White Ensign flying at the stern, the Welsh flag on the mainmast and the Cardiff City coat of arms on the foremast, but another, much smaller flag fluttering at the bow. Bearing the colour of the 4th Cardiff Scout Troop, this little green flag had accompanied the expedition to the Antarctic and back.Interactive: Perseus and the Graiae: Explore the painting
27 May 2013[image: Perseus and the Graiae]
This remarkable work occupies the boundary between painting and sculpture and was the centerpiece of one of Burne-Jones's most ambitious narrative schemes.
Article: A love for art: The Eric and Jean Cass Gift
3 May 2013Over the last 35 years, Eric and Jean Cass have established an outstanding and very personal collection of over 300 sculptures, ceramics, drawings, prints and paintings.Article: Shirley Jones and the Red Hen Press
18 April 2013An 'artist's book' is defined as one created or conceived by an individual artist. Some of the best contemporary examples from Wales are the works of Shirley Jones.Article: David Jones (1895-1974)
4 April 2013Article: St David's Day
1 March 2013Article: The National Slate Museum - forty years and counting
20 February 2013Article: Colliery checks and tokens
30 January 2013
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