Robert Thomas: Sculptor of Wales

Roedd Robert Thomas (19261999) yn un o brif gerflunwyr ffigurol Cymru yn y cyfnod wedir rhyfel. Mae ei gerfluniaun gyfarwydd i sawl un, er nad ywr dyn au gwnaeth.Cafodd ei eni yng Nghwm Rhondda yn ystod y Streic Gyffredinol i deulu dosbarth gweithiol, ond daeth yn ddigon nodedig i fod yr unig gerflunydd y gwnaeth Diana, Tywysoges Cymru, eistedd ar ei gyfer.Mae ei waith yn dathlu Cymru fodern a bu iddo bortreadu nifer o unigolion adnabyddus. Ymhlith ei weithiau cyhoeddus mae Aneurin Bevan yng Nghaerdydd, Capten Cat Dylan Thomas yn Abertawe a Miner Family y Rhondda. Mae ei gerfluniau portread yn cynnwys Ysgrifennydd Gwladol cyntaf Cymru, James Griffiths; yr awduron Ron Berry a Gwyn Thomas; y cantorion opera Geraint Evans a Gwyneth Jones; y chwaraewyr rygbi Carwyn James a Cliff Morgan; y diddanwr Ryan Davies; ar darlledwr Gwyn Erfyl.Mae Dr Ceri Thomas yn hanesydd celf, artist, curadur a phlentyn hynaf y cerflunydd Robert Thomas. Ei arbenigedd yw peintio yng Nghymru ers 1925, ac mae wedi ysgrifennu am sawl artist gan gynnwys Joan Baker, David Bell, Ogwyn Davies ac Ernest Zobole. Mae gweithiau celf ganddo ef ai dad yng nghasgliadau Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru.Digwyddiad drwy gyfrwng y Saesneg.|
Robert Thomas (1926-1999) was one of the leading Welsh figurative sculptors of the post-war period. His sculptures are familiar to many and yet the man who made them is not.Born in the heart of the Rhondda Valley during the Miners Lockout, he came from a working-class family, however he became distinguished enough to be the only sculptor for whom Diana, Princess of Wales, posed.His works celebrate modern Wales, and he portrayed many well-known individuals. Amongst his public works are Aneurin Bevan in Cardiff, Dylan Thomass Captain Cat in Swansea and the Rhonddas Miner Family. His portrait busts include the first Secretary of State for Wales James Griffiths, the writers Ron Berry and Gwyn Thomas, the opera singers Geraint Evans and Gwyneth Jones, the rugby players Carwyn James and Cliff Morgan, the entertainer Ryan Davies and the broadcaster Gwyn Erfyl.Dr Ceri Thomas is an art historian, artist, curator and the eldest child of the sculptor Robert Thomas. His specialism is painting in Wales since 1925 and he has written on artists including Joan Baker, David Bell, Ogwyn Davies and Ernest Zobole. Several artworks by him and his father are held in the National Library of Waless collections.An English language event.