# artist art

Norman Cornish Centenary lecture November 3rd 2022 Spennymoor Town Hall 7-30m tickets £5 phone: 01388 815276 (Office hours only)



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2022-09-05

What lies beyond the Pit Road in the iconic Cornish images is revealed in the fascinating account and images from Ferryhill.



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2022-07-25

Denied the opportunity to study at Art College Cornish utilised his family as subjects worthy of study as his career developed.



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2022-07-18

The influence of Newcastle for Cornish during a period of 56 years



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2022-06-27

Working underground for thousands of men in appalling conditions who were described by Cornish as industrial gladiators.



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2022-06-13

Part four of the analysis of the creative process employed by Norman Cornish developing a series of steps from initial idea to completed bar scene.



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2022-05-16

The Busy Bar iconic bar scene and the underlying principles which make this painting so powerful and full, of gesture and atmosphere.



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2022-05-09

Cornish's version of a crucifixion symbolising the suffering endured by thousands of miners so badly treated during their working lives



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2022-04-19

The ability to capture a moment in time is fundamental to successful drawing whatever the time or place including characters in pubs said an art expert



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2022-04-11

Children at play in the post war era where the local environment became an adventure playground with activities which today would be disallowed.



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2022-04-04

The attraction provided by railway viaducts to inspire film-makers tourists and artists such as Lowry and Cornish



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2022-03-21

Going to the dogs meant lots of Greyhounds and Whippets a personal favourite for Cornish bar and street scenes which were part of the local culture.



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2022-03-14

Norman Cornish inspired by Rembrandt to paint self-portraits throughout his career and inserting himself in the Miners Gala Mural now at Bishop Auckland



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2022-03-07

Cornish and portraiture within a far–reaching historically interesting network of art and artists



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2022-02-28

A tour with Cornish of the churches in Spennymoor which have played an important role in the development of the town since 1864



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2022-01-24

How to make a bus stop an interesting subject for an artist with some examples from Cornish when travelling by bus during his journeys to Newcastle



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2022-01-17

The 1950s town at Beamish Museum nearing completion but the public opening delayed until current health and safety circumstances allow



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2022-01-03

Social Realism from artists in the north of England painting everyday life in their own locality despite pressure to adopt modernist approaches.



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2021-12-13

An everyday scene in communities everywhere showing the Lollipop Man shepherding the bairns across the road



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2021-11-29

Men playing dominoes studies in concentration assessing the next moves for big decisions observed by Norman Cornish



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2021-11-22