Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
L. S. Lowry
Born: November 1, 1887
Died: February 23, 1976 (aged 88)
Bio: Laurence Stephen Lowry was an English artist. Many of his drawings and paintings depict Pendlebury, Lancashire, where he lived and worked for more than 40 years, and also Salford and its surrounding areas.
Known for:
- Industrial Landscape (1955)
- Going to the Match (1928)
- Britain at Play
- Coming from the Mill (1930)
- Portrait of Ann (1957)