![LS Lowry and his legacy: The matchstick man is back in vogue at last as Tate Britain showcases first retrospective of Manchester's controversial painter | The Independent | The Independent LS Lowry and his legacy: The matchstick man is back in vogue at last as Tate Britain showcases first retrospective of Manchester's controversial painter | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2013/05/23/15/lowry-main-press.jpg?width=1200)
LS Lowry and his legacy: The matchstick man is back in vogue at last as Tate Britain showcases first retrospective of Manchester's controversial painter | The Independent | The Independent
Tate - 'You don't need brains to be a painter, just feelings.' - Laurence Stephen Lowry, born on this day in 1887. Lowry's 'matchstick men', mill scenes and mysterious landscapes are still
![Before Lowry did matchstick men: Pencil sketches from artist's college days reveal he did more than just industrial scenes | Daily Mail Online Before Lowry did matchstick men: Pencil sketches from artist's college days reveal he did more than just industrial scenes | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/06/24/article-2347530-1A7A90B3000005DC-782_634x955.jpg)
Before Lowry did matchstick men: Pencil sketches from artist's college days reveal he did more than just industrial scenes | Daily Mail Online
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![St. Mary's Prep on X: "In Art, Year 4 are continuing their work based on L.S Lowry. This week, the children are drawing matchstick figures, ready to add to their final piece. @ St. Mary's Prep on X: "In Art, Year 4 are continuing their work based on L.S Lowry. This week, the children are drawing matchstick figures, ready to add to their final piece. @](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKdpAFRWwAIAnWc.jpg)
St. Mary's Prep on X: "In Art, Year 4 are continuing their work based on L.S Lowry. This week, the children are drawing matchstick figures, ready to add to their final piece. @
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