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Aberfan Disaster: How Portraits Healed a Welsh Village Aberfan 60 Years On: Remembering the Lost Children The Aberfan Portraits: An Artist's Legacy of Solace Portraits of Aberfan: Healing a Village 60 Years Later
Nearly 60 years after the Aberfan school disaster, portraits painted for grieving families keep the memory of lost children alive. Discover how a painter's portraits of 116 school children helped grieving families in Aberfan endure decades of tragic loss. How an artist from Llandudno used photographs and locks of hair to paint Aberfan's lost school children, bringing peace to their families. Nearly 60 years after the Aberfan disaster, portraits painted with locks of hair continue to preserve the memory of 116 Welsh school children.