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| River Scene © The estate of L.S. Lowry |
I have a vague personal connection with artist L.S. Lowry. He lived opposite my playgroup in the mid seventies and would regularly walk past my parents as they all went about their business. And finally at his death in 1977, my dad and his partner in crime were dispatched to the artist's house to ensure that nothing went missing. He had a hugely valuable art collection so it seemed best to send two young police constables to guard the place. There is even a photo of them in the
Salford Lowry museum which is a fabulous record of a moment in time, where the art world and my dad bizarrely collided.
