LS Lowry links explored in new Whitehaven exhibition

Artist LS Lowry's links to Cumbria are being explored as part of a new exhibition in the county.

A number of his works have gone on show at Whitehaven's Beacon Museum having been loaned from The Lowry in Salford.

They will be on display until mid-April alongside works by Cumbrian artists who had connections to him.

Lowry, who died in 1976, gained recognition for his depictions of working-class life in the industrial parts of northern England.

Stories by local people who met Lowry and fellow artists Geoffrey Bennett, Sheila Fell and Percy Kelly will also be included in the exhibition.

Councillor Anne Quilter, of Cumberland Council, said that while Lowry was synonymous with Manchester, industrial scenes and matchstick figures, he "also has strong connections to the Cumberland area [and the] exhibition will bring these connections to life".

In 2022, the museum hosted a priceless Rembrandt masterpiece as part of a three-year partnership with the National Gallery.

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