Ceri Richards (1903 - November 9, 1971), was a Welsh painter. 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: (Welsh for Land of My Fathers) Capital Cardiff (Caerdydd) Largest city Cardiff (Caerdydd) Official language(s) Welsh, English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056...

Richards was born in Swansea, but after studying art in his home town, he won a scholarship to the Royal College of Art and spent most of his life in London, apart from a period teaching art in Cardiff. He was also a talented musician, and music is a theme for much of his artwork. From 1959 onwards, he made prints for the Curwen Press. One of the high points of his career was the Venice Biennale of 1962, where he was a prizewinner. Swansea (Welsh: , mouth of the Tawe) is a city in Wales and a Welsh County. ... The Royal College of Art in South Kensington, London. ... Cardiff (English:  Welsh: ) is the capital of Wales and its largest city. ... View of Pump Room, a work by the Hungarian artist Balázs Kicsiny at the Venice Biennale in 2005. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...