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Title
Matchstick Man and His Dog
Date
2015
Medium
stainless steel
Measurements
H 180 x W 40 x D 10 cm (E)
Accession number
FY6_AC_S013
Acquisition method
gift from the WEC Group
Work type
Statue
Owner
Wyre Borough Council
Custodian
Wyre Borough Council
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on accompanying plaque: MATCHSTICK MAN AND HIS DOG - LS LOWRY (1887 . 1976) / THIS IS WHERE THE CELEBRATED NORTHERN PAINTER, LS LOWRY, / WOULD STAND TO SKETCH THE FERRY AND ITS OCCUPANTS / DURING HIS SUMMER VISITS IN THE 1940'S AND 1950'S. / WHILST LOWRY IS RENOWNED FOR HIS INDUSTRIAL PAINTINGS OF / "MATCHSTICK MEN" AND WOMEN, HIS PAINTINGS FROM THIS TIME / ALSO INCLUDE MANY RURAL AND COASTAL SCENES INSPIRED BY HIS / VISITS TO KNOTT END AND THE BEAUTIFUL COASTLINE OF THE NORTH WEST. / LOWRY'S SKETCHES OF THE FERRY, DRAWN FROM THIS SPOT, BECAME THE / BASIS OF HIS PAINTING "JETTY AT KNOTT END" IN 1957. / THIS SCULPTURE WAS CREATED BY WEC GROUP LTD IN DARWEN AND / WAS FABRICATED BY FIRST YEAR APPRENTICES FROM ITS / WELDING AND ENGINEERING TRAINING ACADEMY. / PREESALL TOWN COUNCIL / WEC GROUP / WYRE COUNCIL