Tom McGuinness (artist) explained
Tom McGuinness (1926 - 2006) was a British coal miner and artist.[1] At 18 he was conscripted as a Bevin Boy during World War II, and later studied at the Darlington School of Art,[2] and was one of the artists at the Spennymoor Settlement, where his contemporaries included Norman Cornish, Herbert Dees and Robert Heslop.[3] [4]
In 2018 Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress, exhibited his painting of Murton colliery in County Durham in her office.[5] This is the same county as the other places mentioned (above) in his career.
Notes and References
- Web site: Mining Review 25/9: Tom McGuinness (1972). 4 August 2014. British Film Institute.
- Web site: Nostalgia: Reputation grows for artist Tom McGuinness . The Journal. Mike Kelly. March 19, 2012.
- Web site: Celebrated County Durham artist Norman Cornish dies aged 94. The Northern Echo. 3 August 2014.
- Web site: Norman Cornish - obituary. 3 August 2014. Daily Telegraph.
- News: Topping . Alexandra . Frances O'Grady on the TUC at 150: 'Unions have to change or die' . 4 June 2018 . The Guardian . 3 June 2018 . en.