Quote of the day
The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence.
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)