"Chapman's pictures of the Rhondda Valley are a record of a particular place and time - not a topographical record but a mood inspired by the character of that place - a record of the people of the mining communities and their homes. They convey the spirit of an industrial community that has long since changed and as such are important historical records of the industrial face of Wales ".

'... the Rhondda is Chapman's valley of vision, a vision very occasionally harsh, sometimes stark and austere, sometimes touched with irony and humour, but always a heroic vision of a hard but heroic way of toiling and living'

 '...some of his paintings are almost fierce in their devotion to the valley; they have an aura of worship and gratitude, are hymns of thanks. And a great many of them are charged with a superb dramatic intensity, a mixture of determination, faith and relief'

 Jasper Rose The Studio May 1962 

'Being involved in the Rhondda gives me some sort of purpose you see. There is something in me which wants to take life seriously'

George Chapman

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