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Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 21-10-2020, 18:57

Replies: 120 Accrington born artists. Views: 16,077 Posted By Atarah Re: Accrington born artists. The Museum in the Arndale have a print of this very painting - its in their window, which faces the phone man. :-)

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 10-07-2015, 20:09

Replies: 120 Accrington born artists. Views: 16,077 Posted By Atarah Re: Accrington born artists. A Mr Alan Ormerod from Ossy did the illustrations in Bill Turners book "RIOT" - could he be related?

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 01-07-2011, 20:52

Replies: 120 Accrington born artists. Views: 16,077 Posted By Atarah Re: Accrington born artists. Charles Frederick Dawson - former principal of the Accrington School of Arts and Crafts. I was always under the impression he was born near Scarborough and educated at Bingley Grammar School???? ...

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 01-07-2011, 20:39

Replies: 120 Accrington born artists. Views: 16,077 Posted By Atarah Re: Accrington born artists. He did live on Eaton Bank, which is elevated and overlooking where the old maternity home used to be (sort of behind Lee Royd Nursery School) - and of course it has a birds eye view of Accrington...

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 01-07-2011, 12:59

Replies: 120 Accrington born artists. Views: 16,077 Posted By Atarah Re: Accrington born artists. I believe this COULD be the painting by Mr Dawson. His wife also painted. She too, for a short time was a tutor at the old Grammar School too

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 19-08-2010, 08:57

Replies: 120 Accrington born artists. Views: 16,077 Posted By Atarah Re: Accrington born artists. Flippin eck! Am impressed watching that video. Good lad Trevor! Accrington born and bred, Russelll Street - descends from the Lingards of Huncoat. Just off to buy some paints and an easel .........

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 16-08-2010, 18:28

Replies: 120 Accrington born artists. Views: 16,077 Posted By Atarah Re: Obituaries of noted Accringtonians. Turns out she was born in Park Road, Accrington in 1978. I love the local views she has done. http://www.ascotstudios.com/pdf/angelaascot.pdf

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 16-08-2010, 08:20

Replies: 120 Accrington born artists. Views: 16,077 Posted By Atarah Re: Obituaries of noted Accringtonians. Thanks to Garinda, I am now aware of this lady. I just LOVE her paintings. Wish she would exhibit up the Haworth Art Gallery. I particularly like the one she's done of Warner Street. Wonder if I...

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 28-01-2010, 13:15

Replies: 120 Accrington born artists. Views: 16,077 Posted By Atarah Re: Accrington born artists. I have quite a few photocopies of Leo's sketchings. He was a talented black and white illustrator. Pity the library no longer have his portrait on show. His father was a dentist on Blackburn Road,...

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 26-01-2010, 09:43

Replies: 120 Accrington born artists. Views: 16,077 Posted By Atarah Accrington born artists. I believe that the bronze bust of former Town Clerk Mr Atkins, done by his daughter, PAULINE ATKINS, is on view in Haworth Art Gallery.

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 23-01-2010, 17:34

Replies: 120 Accrington born artists. Views: 16,077 Posted By Atarah Re: Accrington born artists. Susan Ironfield comes from Accrington. She studied languages at Liverpool University and worked for many years in Germany as a painter, on the theme of musical intervals. She now lives again in...

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 23-01-2010, 12:56

Replies: 120 Accrington born artists. Views: 16,077 Posted By Atarah Re: Accrington born artists. Pauline Atkin - Sculptress - born 30th June 1893 in Accrington, but seems to have lived in London from 1918 onwards. Studied Chelsea Poly as well as Manchester School of Art and at the Royal Academy...

Forum: Accrington Hall Of Fame 20-01-2010, 23:24

Replies: 120 Accrington born artists. Views: 16,077 Posted By Atarah Re: Accrington born artists. Garinda, thanks for all the local artists you have mentioned. Some I had never heard of, which is a shame, but you have now "edificated me". Very interesting! Atarah

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