“I don't pretend to be a gentleman, but I am entitled to paint what I see”

—  L. S. Lowry

Interview tapes with G B Cotton & Frank Mullineux (undated)L. S. Lowry - A Biography by Shelley Rhode Lowry Press 1999 ISBN 9781902970011.
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British visual artist 1887–1976

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