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Description: | Two standing males dressed in suits. Figure to front holds paper in right hand, right arm by side, left foot slightly advanced. Figure to rear holds book in right hand, left arm flexed and hand outstretched as if about to touch or push forward figure in front. Set in arbour of slate pavings; stone relief to rear depicts figures tending the Welsh language in the form of a tree. Additional Information: Owen Morgan Edwards (1858-1920) was born at Coed y Pry, Llanuwchllyn and educated at the local Church School, Bala Theological College and at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. He then went to Glasgow University for a year and on to Balliol College, Oxford where he studied Modern History. He was appointed Tutor in History at Lincoln College, Oxford until his appointment as Chief Inspector of Schools of the Welsh Board of Education in 1907. His influence both on Welsh education and on the conservation of the Welsh language was profound. He urged reform of the system that enforced education through the medium of English only (the Welsh Not) and revied the use of Welsh in school. He also edited magazines and published numerous articles with the aim of presenting a more natural, readable Welsh. Ifan ab Owen Edwards (1895-1970) was born at Llanuwchllyn, the son of O.M. Edwards and was educated at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth where he read history. He served in the First World War and later taught at Dolgellau. He edited the magazine Cymru'r Plant and announced in 1922 his intention of starting a movement for the young people of Wales. The Urdd was founded in the same year and he spent the rest of his life furthering the aims of the League. He was knighted in 1947. | Subjects: | Statue | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Sculptor: Jones, Jonah Foundry: Art Bronze Foundry, Chelsea | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=6739... | Go to resource |
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