Anthony Barton Goble (20 October 1943 – 13 April 2007) was a

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artist.Peter Wakelin (27 April 2007
"Tony Goble: One of Wales's best loved artists, he dedicated himself to the local community"
''The Guardian''. Retrieved 2010-10-27 Goble was born in

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into a wealthy family. His father's death when he was a baby resulted in him spending his early years in the care of a Welsh speaking family. He was later reunited with his mother and elder sisters, who had moved to

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. He was educated at St Mary's College,

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and Wrexham College of Art. He married in 1963 and settled at

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. He worked at several jobs to support his family while trying to make his name as an artist. Goble became a member of the

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in 1977, before taking on a residency at Llanover Hall arts centre in

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in 1979. His work has been exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts and the National Portrait Gallery, London as well as a 25-year retrospective at Llanover Hall in 2004."Exhibition honours artist in residence"
''WalesOnline'', 25 September 2004. Retrieved 2013-06-30 Works by Tony Goble are exhibited in the collections at the National Museum of Wales, Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds Museum, the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and the Contemporary Art Society for Wales.

Solo exhibitions

*"Dream-Seeds", Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1995 *"25 Years in Residence", Llanover Hall, 2004

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goble, Tony 1943 births 2007 deaths Members of The Welsh Group People from Newtown, Powys 20th-century Welsh male artists 21st-century Welsh male artists