Norman Cornish

The official Twitter of the artist #NormanCornish, providing resources and information about exhibitions and publications.

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The view from an artist’s studio window can often provide an unusual angle and interesting subject for an artist to draw take a look to find out

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The Gala Mural the most prominent and iconic well known motif of mining art often referred to as the region’s Guernica.

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Colliery Row a rare Cornish painting from 1947 gifted to Northumbria University

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An itch to scratch an insight into the remarkable sketches by Cornish from a lifetime commitment to art and his record of life in his community.

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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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Hold it there: Sarah Cornish portrayed in so many domestic situations and formal poses throughout their married life. https://t.co/4EHo9vYn8K

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Cornish and Lowry inspired by Tyneside in the 60s with recently discovered picture of Sailors Bethel on the banks of the Tyne

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A rare and unusual subject by Cornish reveals a fascinating story about one of the most famous fairground families in England

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The Pony Putter the first job underground for the young Norman Cornish and a record of a job which has passed into history.

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Allotments and pigeon crees a subject for Cornish which was part of the cultural landscape in County Durham and sustained to this day

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

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Cornish records another slice of social history via the Paper Sellers from the post war era.

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An itch to scratch an insight into the remarkable sketches by Cornish from a lifetime commitment to art and his record of life in his community.

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The Pier at South Shields a popular topic for Cornish and the preparatory sketches offer a different aspect to his traditional subject material.

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St Pauls Church the landmark feature in Spennymoor which attracted the attention of artist Norman Cornish throughout his career

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In the footsteps of Cornish the iconic Rosa St School one of the earliest buildings in Spennymoor in close proximity to other popular Cornish subjects

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The role of the Spennymoor High Street which was the central core to the location of many of the iconic images associated with Norman Cornish

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The Noman Cornish Coming Home exhibition at Spennymoor Town Hall has attracted over 45,000 visitors since 2016 and recently refreshed with new works from private collections

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Examples of deep symbolism in Cornishs work depicting the crucifixion.

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The Tudhoe Colliery disaster and the longer term impact in the community and the work of Norman Cornish