of Britain, Herman took coal miners as his subject. His work Miners (1951) showed six men resting above ground after their work. Herman said, "I think it is one of my key pictures and the most important one I did in Wales." The mural is held in the permanent collection of the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, affiliated with the Swansea Museum. Some of Herman's work was collected by the Davies sisters, British art patrons and collectors in Wales, as part of their 20th-century holdings. They bequeathed their joint collection of 260 works, particularly strong in Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings and sculptures, to the National Museum Wales in the mid-20th century, greatly expanding its range. Leaving Wales in 1955 because his health was affected by the damp climate, Herman lived briefly in Spain and then in London. All the same, he was awarded the Gold Medal for Fine Art at the 1962 National Eisteddfod of Wales. In 1955 Herman moved to Suffolk with his partner, Nini Ettlinger, whom he married in 1961. The death of their young daughter prompted them to move away and from 1972 Herman lived in the house in West London where he died in February 2000. In 1981 Herman was awarded an OBE for services to British Art and was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts in 1990. Legacy and honours 2004, the Josef Herman Foundation was established in Ystradgynlais, to honour the artist and his legacy, and encourage study of his work, as well as arts initiatives in South Wales. 2010, Michael Waters' play, The Secret of Belonging, about Josef Herman and his years in Ystradgynlais, was produced by the National Theatre Wales. The play included a contemporary folk-influenced score by Swansea musician and composer Andy Jones, and it was performed by the Antic Theatre. They first performed at Swansea, then took the play on a tour of South Wales during April/May 2010. Bibliography Herman, J. (2002) Related Twilights: Notes from an Artist's Diary. Seren, Bridgend Bohm-Duchen, M. (2009) The Art and Life of Josef Herman. Lund Humpries, Surrey. Heller, R. (1998) Josef Herman: The work is the Life. Momentum, London. Herman, N. (1996) Josef Hermann: A Working Life. Quartet Books. Herman, J. (1988) Note From A Welsh Diary. Free Association Books, London. Herman, J. (1975) Related Twilights: Notes from an Artist's Diary. Robson, London. Selected exhibitions 2014–15 Refiguring the 50s: Joan Eardley, Sheila Fell,