Laurence Stephen ('L.S.') Lowry
(1887-1976), PainterSitter in 21 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.
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by L.S. Lowry
oil on canvas, 1938
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L224
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
by Tom Truefitt
bromide fibre print, July 1959
NPG x30568
by Tom Truefitt
bromide fibre print, July 1959
NPG x30567
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
by J.S. Lewinski
bromide print on card mount, 1965
NPG x13734
by Sefton Samuels
bromide fibre print, 1968
NPG x29881
by Phil Thompson
bromide print, 2 October 1973
NPG x20155
by Roger Birch
selenium-toned bromide print, November 1975
NPG x7943
by Sefton Samuels
colour print on card mount, 6 September 1975
NPG x1457
by Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda
bromide fibre print, 1975
NPG x126964
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