History of WalesHanes Cymru / Modern WalesCymru Fodern
1876–1939
Born in Haverfordwest, she painted quiet, intense portraits and is now ranked among the finest artists of her time.Fe’i ganed yn Hwlffordd. Paentiodd bortreadau tawel, dwys, ac fe’i hystyrir heddiw ymhlith artistiaid gorau ei chyfnod.
Gwen John was born in Haverfordwest and studied at the Slade in London, where her brother Augustus also trained. In 1904 she moved to France, where she modelled for and loved the sculptor Rodin.
Living quietly in Meudon, she painted women in muted greys and browns with extraordinary concentration. Largely overlooked in her lifetime, she is now considered one of the finest British painters of the 20th century.
Ganed Gwen John yn Hwlffordd ac astudiodd yn y Slade yn Llundain, fel ei brawd Augustus. Yn 1904 symudodd i Ffrainc, lle bu’n fodel i’r cerflunydd Rodin ac yn ei garu.
Gan fyw’n dawel yn Meudon, paentiodd fenywod mewn llwydion a brownau tawel gyda chanolbwyntio rhyfeddol. Heddiw fe’i hystyrir yn un o arlunwyr gorau Prydain yr ugeinfed ganrif.
Welsh-speaking prime minister from 1916 to 1922 whose 1909 People’s Budget laid foundations for the welfare state.Prif weinidog Cymraeg ei iaith rhwng 1916 a 1922, y gosododd ei Gyllideb y Bobl yn 1909 seiliau’r wladwriaeth les.
Ellis Humphrey Evans, a shepherd from Trawsfynydd, who won the eisteddfod chair weeks after he was killed in battle.Ellis Humphrey Evans, bugail o Drawsfynydd, a enillodd gadair yr eisteddfod wythnosau ar ôl iddo gael ei ladd mewn brwydr.
A miner from Betws near Ammanford who became a Labour minister and built the welfare state.Glöwr o’r Betws ger Rhydaman a ddaeth yn weinidog Llafur ac a adeiladodd y wladwriaeth les.
A quarryman’s daughter from Rhosgadfan whose short stories and novels are the high point of modern Welsh prose.Merch chwarelwr o Rosgadfan y mae ei storïau byrion a’i nofelau’n uchafbwynt rhyddiaith Gymraeg fodern.