NPG acquires Dylan Thomas portrait

August 20 2018

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The National Portrait Gallery in London has bought Augustus John's portrait of the poet Dylan Thomas. The portrait had been on loan at the NPG for many years. More here.

To hear Richard Burton reading Under Milk Wood - surely the best recording of a poem in modern times - click here. "To begin at the beginning..."

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