L.S. Lowry
(1887-1976), PainterLaurence Stephen ('L.S.') Lowry
Sitter in 22 portraits
Artist of 2 portraits
Lowry is renowned for his industrial landscapes of northern England, peopled with matchstick figures, and for his reclusive private life. He was born in Rusholme, Manchester and studied at Manchester School of Art (1905-15) under Adolf Valett, whose view of urban Mancunian smog may have influenced him, and Salford College of Art (1915-25). He worked as a rent-collector and painted in his spare time. He was elected a Royal Academician in 1962, and given the freedom of the City of Salford in 1965.
by Samuel Tonkiss
bronze bust, 1971
NPG 5091
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate glass copy negative, late 1920s
NPG x21176
by Unknown photographer
glossy bromide print, circa 1950
NPG x20156
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1954
NPG x31629
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1954
NPG x125071
by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1954
NPG x125108
L.S. Lowry with John F.W. Bryon; Gerald W. Brookes Cotton; Frank Mullineaux
by Tillotsons Newspapers Ltd
bromide press print, 30 October 1964
NPG x20157
Laurence Stephen ('L.S.') Lowry
by Martin Cook
chromogenic print, 1966
NPG x199969
by Roger Birch
selenium-toned bromide print, November 1975
NPG x7943
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