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'''Ashley ab Hugh''' was a wealthy [[Wales|Welsh]] [[art]] collector and [[philanthropist]] living on the outskirts of [[Cardiff]]. Over the course of his life, he collected many non-representational works of art, mostly abstract [[ | '''Ashley ab Hugh''' was a wealthy [[Wales|Welsh]] [[art]] collector and [[philanthropist]] living on the outskirts of [[Cardiff]]. Over the course of his life, he collected many non-representational works of art, mostly abstract [[painting]]s and [[sculpture]]s. | ||
Some time prior to [[1963]], ab Hugh bought an [[Artefact (The Beauty of Our Weapons)|alien artefact]] at an [[auction]], believing it to be a sculpture, and kept it as the centrepiece of his private art collection. He soon became obsessed with the artefact's moving interior lights, and would sit watching them move for hours at a time. His long-time friend [[Bill Williams]] said the artefact drove him mad, and on [[13 August]] 1963 Bill was found tearing strips of flesh off his face and sticking them to the artefact. He died three weeks later from [[septicaemia]]. | Some time prior to [[1963]], ab Hugh bought an [[Artefact (The Beauty of Our Weapons)|alien artefact]] at an [[auction]], believing it to be a sculpture, and kept it as the centrepiece of his private art collection. He soon became obsessed with the artefact's moving interior lights, and would sit watching them move for hours at a time. His long-time friend [[Bill Williams]] said the artefact drove him mad, and on [[13 August]] 1963 Bill was found tearing strips of flesh off his face and sticking them to the artefact. He died three weeks later from [[septicaemia]]. | ||
His estate would later sell the artefact to a [[cult]]. This estate also made ab Hugh's private art collection public, opening the [[Ashley ab Hugh Museum]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Beauty of Our Weapons (short story)|The Beauty of Our Weapons]]'') | His estate would later sell the artefact to a [[cult]]. This estate also made ab Hugh's private art collection public, opening the [[Ashley ab Hugh Museum]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Beauty of Our Weapons (short story)|The Beauty of Our Weapons]]'') | ||
[[Category:20th century individuals]] | [[Category:20th century individuals]] | ||
[[Category:Cardiff residents]] | [[Category:Cardiff residents]] | ||
[[Category:Curators]] | [[Category:Curators]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:07, 9 March 2023
Ashley ab Hugh was a wealthy Welsh art collector and philanthropist living on the outskirts of Cardiff. Over the course of his life, he collected many non-representational works of art, mostly abstract paintings and sculptures.
Some time prior to 1963, ab Hugh bought an alien artefact at an auction, believing it to be a sculpture, and kept it as the centrepiece of his private art collection. He soon became obsessed with the artefact's moving interior lights, and would sit watching them move for hours at a time. His long-time friend Bill Williams said the artefact drove him mad, and on 13 August 1963 Bill was found tearing strips of flesh off his face and sticking them to the artefact. He died three weeks later from septicaemia.
His estate would later sell the artefact to a cult. This estate also made ab Hugh's private art collection public, opening the Ashley ab Hugh Museum. (PROSE: The Beauty of Our Weapons)
