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Brangwyn Hall, Swansea - Home of the Empire Panels |
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The Panels
Lord Ivaegh died in 1927 when only 5 of the 16 panels had been completed. These were presented to the House of Lords Committee, who decided, on the advice of the Royal Commission of Fine Art, that the work was unsuitable for the House of Lords. The trustees, however, encouraged Brangwyn to finish the work, which he completed in October 1932. In the following year, the trustees decided to offer the panels to another body.
After viewing the completed series of panels at the Ideal Home Exhibition in Olympia in 1933, Swansea Councillor, Leslie W. Hefferman, insisted that Swansea must host the panels. The Council began discussions with the trustees and agreed to alter the plans for the new Assembly Hall to accommodate the panels. This included raising the ceiling by 12 inches, and making recesses in the walls to house the panel frames so the panels appeared to be painted directly onto the walls.
| Sir Frank Brangywn R.A. 1867-1956 | |
At the height of his career Frank Brangwyn was the most famous British artist of his time, known for his use of vivid colour and for working on a grand scale.
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| 1867 |
Born Bruges, Belgium into an Anglo-Welsh family
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| 1875 |
Brangwyn family returned to England
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| 1880 |
Moved to Cardiff
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| 1882 |
Aged 15, apprentice to William Morris for 2 years as an assistant draughtsman
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| 1885 |
First exhibited at Royal Academy
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| 1904 |
Elected Associate of Royal Academy
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| 1914-18 |
Official War Artist - First World War
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| 1925 |
Major show of work in Boston, USA
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| 1925 |
Royal Gallery Commission began
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| 1936 |
The Brangwyn Museum in Bruges is opened on 29 July
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| 1941 |
Receives Knighthood
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| 1952 |
First retrospective of a living artist held at the Royal Academy
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