Lowry, L. S. (1887-1976), was a British artist famous for his paintings depicting industrial towns in Greater Manchester. Many of his works depict Pendlebury, where he lived from 1909 to 1948. Lowry’s subjects included the cottages, coal mines, factories, and cotton mills in the area. His striking use of white and grays in his cityscapes and street scenes gave his work a highly individual style.
Laurence Stephen Lowry was born on Nov. 1, 1887, in Stretford, near Manchester. He studied art and drawing in evening classes at the Municipal College of Art in Manchester from 1905 to 1915 and at the Salford School of Art from 1915 to 1925. Lowry did not have his first one-man show until 1939. He was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts, a London-based association of artists, in 1962. Lowry died on Feb. 23, 1976.
