Ivor Williams (1908 – 1982) was a

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artist. He was born in

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, the son of the Welsh painter Christopher Williams and Emily Appleyard (sister of the artist

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). He trained at the

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and later the

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where he was awarded first prize for portraiture. He shared with his father a particular aptitude for portraiture and large scale figure compositions; biblical and commemorative commissions. He exhibited regularly in one-man and group shows and contributed to national exhibitions: the

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and the

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. His major public works include ''Field-Marshal Montgomery receiving the freedom of the City of Newport'' (1945) (now in council chamber at the Newport Civic Centre), ''The Welch Regiment receiving the freedom of the City of Cardiff'' (1950), ''Sir Winston Churchill receiving the freedom of the City of Cardiff'' (1956) and ''The Investiture of the Prince of Wales at Caernarfon Castle'' (1969). In later years he devoted much of his time working on large religious subjects: ''The Healing of the Sick of the Palsy'' (1951–4) (on display at

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), ''The Leaping Beggar'' (1960–61), ''The Raising of Lazarus'' (1967–9) (both on display at the

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) and ''The Return of the Prodigal Son''. Throughout his career he remained committed to the development and promotion of Art in

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. He died in Cardiff at the age of 74. He married Elizabeth Pocock. Together they had 4 daughters including the artist Annie Williams and the potter Sophia Hughes. His works are in the collections of the

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, Newport Civic Centre, Cyfarthfa Castle Museum,

and the

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