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Harry Rutherford BIOGRAPHY
1903 Denton, Manchester, England - 1985 Manchester, England. Known for: Post industrial scenes, landscape and townscape painting, teaching.
Harry Rutherford (1903–85) was a British painter who is regarded as one of the most important painters of the "Northern School", a group led by L. S. Lowry which depicted the post-industrial changes... Read full biography
Harry Rutherford (1903–85) was a British painter who is regarded as one of the most important painters of the "Northern School", a group led by L. S. Lowry which depicted the post-industrial changes around North West England. Rutherford was the first visual artist to present a television programme,... Read full biography
Harry Rutherford (1903–85) was a British painter who is regarded as one of the most important painters of the "Northern School", a group led by L. S. Lowry which depicted the post-industrial changes around North West England. Rutherford was the first visual artist to present a television programme, and later became President of the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts. He was born at Market Street, Denton, Manchester, the youngest of four sons of hat trimmer William Rutherford and his wife Mary... Read full biography
Harry Rutherford (1903–85) was a British painter who is regarded as one of the most important painters of the "Northern School", a group led by L. S. Lowry which depicted the post-industrial changes around North West England. Rutherford was the first visual artist to present a television programme, and later became President of the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts. He was born at Market Street, Denton, Manchester, the youngest of four sons of hat trimmer William Rutherford and his wife Mary Swindells. He left school at 14, but while still there attended the Hyde School of Art and continued his studies at the Manchester School of Art under Pierre Adolphe Valette; L. S. Lowry was among his fellow pupils. In 1925, Rutherford was the first and... Read full biography
Harry Rutherford (1903–85) was a British painter who is regarded as one of the most important painters of the "Northern School", a group led by L. S. Lowry which depicted the post-industrial changes around North West England. Rutherford was the first visual artist to present a television programme, and later became President of the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts. He was born at Market Street, Denton, Manchester, the youngest of four sons of hat trimmer William Rutherford and his wife Mary Swindells. He left school at 14, but while still there attended the Hyde School of Art and continued his studies at the Manchester School of Art under Pierre Adolphe Valette; L. S. Lowry was among his fellow pupils. In 1925, Rutherford was the first and youngest pupil to enroll in Walter Sickert's new school of art in Manchester. His association with Sickert was lifelong, and Sickert refe... Read full biography
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Harry Rutherford (1903–85) was a British painter who is regarded as one of the most important painters of the "Northern School", a group led by L. S. Lowry which depicted the post-industrial changes around North West England. Rutherford was the first visual artist to present a television programme, and later became President of the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts.
He was born at Market Street, Denton, Manchester, the youngest of four sons of hat trimmer William Rutherford and his wife Mary Swindells.
He left school at 14, but while still there attended the Hyde School of Art and continued his studies at the Manchester School of Art under Pierre Adolphe Valette; L. S. Lowry was among his fellow pupils. In 1925, Rutherford was t...But wait, there's more...
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