The Pitmen Painters
T01060839510
In 1934, a group of Ashington miners hired a professor to teach an art appreciation evening class. Rapidly abandoning theory in favour of practice, the pitmen began to paint. Within a few years the most avant-garde artists became their friends and their work was acquired by prestigious collections; but every day they worked, as before, down the mine. Examining the lives of a group of ordinary men that do extraordinary things,
The Pitmen Painters is a humorous, deeply moving and timely look at art, class and politics.
Archive :: production:T01060839510, play:S2126044549, venue:V391
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- 24 Jun 11
- E:Bill Kenwright, I:Max Roberts, S:Gary McCann, L:Douglas Kuhrt, K:Gary McCann, U:Martin Hodgson, P:Christopher Connel, P:Deka Walmsley, P:Brian Lonsdale, P:Trevor Fox, P:David Leonard, P:Caroline Faber, P:Viktoria Kay
