Digswell Arts Trust
Coordinates: 51°47′56″N 0°10′52″W / 51.799°N 0.181°W Digswell Arts Trust was the brainchild of Henry Morris, a pioneering educationalist. Through his enthusiasm, dedication and influence he persuaded the Government and the Welwyn Garden City Development Corporation to establish a Trust for professional artists in Welwyn Garden City, England.
It was formally inaugurated by Countess Mountbatten on 29 May 1957.
Digswell House, a decayed Regency mansion with cottages and outbuildings on the edge of Welwyn Garden City, was the first home of the Trust.
The house was leased to the Trust to provide accommodation and studios for artists at a modest rent.
The first artists moved in at the end of 1957 and over the next 27 years nearly 150 were accommodated there. Some, including Michael Andrews, Ralph Brown, John Brunsdon, James Butler, Peter Collingwood, Hans Coper, Lol Coxhill, Elizabeth Fritsch & John W Mills have become internationally famous.
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