ALEX WILLIAMS: THE SURVIVIAL OF AN ARTIST
Liz Hodgkinson
His paintings are bought by leading collectors and great public galleries and his cards and pottery reproductions have made him one of the top-selling graphic artists at National Trust gift shops all over the United Kingdom.
Yet his personal story is a fascinating tale of struggle, heartbreak and amazing risks.
With the artist’s full cooperation, Daily Mail journalist Liz Hodgkinson has written a startlingly fresh text and certainly not the usual sort for illustrated art books.
The real story of the origins of the world famous Hay Festival (Alex was the creator of Hay on Wye’s insignia) is finally told and is worth the purchase price alone.
Profusely illustrated in colour, Alex Williams: The Survival of an Artist will be launched at the Idler in London and during this year’s Hay Literary Festival.