Laurence Stephen Lowry

b 1887 - d 1976

Ancoats, Manchester 1929 ‘People think crowds are all the same. But they’re not, you know. Everyone’s different. Look! That man’s got a twitch. He’s got a limp. He’s had too much beer. That woman, she’s angry with her child. Those two have had a row. It’s wonderful, isn’t it sir? The battle of life: that’s what it is. The battle of life.’ LS Lowry