A party was held at the Kooywood Gallery in Cardiff on 3 February to launch the biography Jonah Jones: an Artist’s Life by Peter Jones, published by Seren Books, and Scene & Word’s limited edition of Jonah Jones: The Gregynog Journals (editor: David Townsend Jones).
Peter Jones told guests Peter Jones about the need to conserve and protect Jonah Jones’s remaining public works. Reminding them of the many pieces that have already been lost, he argued that the survival of Jonah’s work should never be taken for granted and that constant efforts would be necessary to save his remaining sculptures, church glass and mosaics.
Peter Jones speaking at the launch of his biography of Jonah Jones. Photograph: Mick Felton.
Several of Jonah’s painted texts were on show at the launch, together with a display spotlighting the threat to Jonah’s work.
Scene & Word would like to thank Mick Felton of Seren Books for arranging the launch and Neil and Rhian Jones of the Kooywood Gallery for hosting the event.