
L S Lowry's 'matchstick men' have become some of the most readily recognized images in twentieth-century British art His vivid & faithful portrayal of the industrial north has led to his historical conception & public adoption as 'the people's artist' though art historians & critics have sought for years to analyse in detail his significance & appeal This study of Lowry's work provides a complete account of his career as well as an assortment of invaluable excerpts from a series of rare interviews given to Edwin Mullins & a discussion by Marina Vaizey of the place of his oeuvre in the wider picture of the span of history of art The book is a classic monograph exploring insightfully the artist's technique outlook & interpretation of the
Dimensions of human experience through his paintings of mill life in Manchester