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Nina Brooke

@NinaBrooke8

Nov 2 • 49 tweets • 12 min read • Read on X

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L.S. Lowry & The 'Matchstick Men' (18+) - Part One 👀

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2. Carol Ann Lowry.

4. theguardian.com/books/2000/mar…

6. Carol Ann Lowry, the painter's 'adoptive goddaughter', one of the several young girls Lowry befriended, and who helped to fuel his artistic fantasies.

8. A series of his obsessively reworked erotic paintings…

9. Coppélia makes another appearance!

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12. The "Wilder arias of Donizetti and Bellini" are collectively know as 'the Mad (insane) scenes.

13. Nearly all of his sexual fantasies came to light after his death! 🤔

14.

15. Coppélia again.

16. The first Ann died in Lytham when she was young? 🤔

17. Kohled Eyes.

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19. Several studies have questioned the safety of kohl due to the dangers of lead poisoning.

20. Kohl - Alcohol - powder of antimony!

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22. Kohl has also been used in Yemen as a cosmetic for a long time. In addition, mothers would apply kohl to their infants' eyes soon after birth. Some did this to "strengthen the child's eyes", and others believed it could prevent the child from being cursed by the evil eye.

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24. Dante Gabriel Rossetti's muse "Jane" Morris.

25. Long neck, choker, pancake,lippy..and feather fan.
Ginger wig..🤔

26.

27. What happened to Carol Ann? 🤔

28.

29. Interesting shapes!

30. L.S. Lowry..tongue signalling.

31. The haunting LS Lowry works valued at more than half a million pounds - Manchester Evening News

manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-m…

32. ‘A spokesman for Christie's added: "Many works were executed during a period when he actively travelled around to his favourite parts of the British Isles after retirement (as a rent collector) from the Pall Mall Property Company in 1952.’

34.
'Original choir'

‘The singers were also remembered for their Christmas number one There's No-one Quite Like Grandma in 1980.

Competition organisers Sainsbury's and website Friends Reunited had appealed to the choristers to get in touch and join with the 700 schoolchildren to perform the song with Brian and Michael at the centre, which houses Salford Council's collection of Lowry's works.

Sainsbury's Choir of the Year manager Sophie Balch said: "With more than 700 children singing at the Lowry Centre it offers a one-off opportunity to relive the Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs success.

"Having the original St Winifred's School choir makes it even better." ‘

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2…

35. Search for the Matchstalk singers - Manchester Evening News

manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-m…

36. lowry.co.uk/lowry-thedarks…

37. Re Lowry -

'Some of these images anticipate, or run alongside, the styles of Sixties Pop Art.

I am reminded of the work of controversial Pop artist Allen Jones.'

38. Nice pedo swirl ! 🙄

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40. Black and White Freemason checked floor…#symbolism

Price realised - GBP 337,250 christies.com/lot/lot-allen-…

41. Is the mannequin behind him being burned..🤔

42. #RedShoes #MatchSticks

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45. More soot and burning…🤔

46. Allen Jones RA, | Pop Art painter / sculptor |
tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2016/01/Allen-…

Thankyou for Reading.

Research by David Howey and @NinaBrooke8

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