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Norman Cornish Talk
For over 50 years, Mike and Ann Thornton (nee Cornish) spent many hours in conversation with celebrated Spennymoor artist (and Ann’s father) Norman, listening as he shared highlights of his life and work.
“This enabled an insight to a rich source of historical moments and anecdotes,” explained Mike, whose latest book, The Test of Time, collates the stories behind the pictures.
“The stories provide unrivalled access to a slice of art history,” he added.
As well as the stories, The Test of Time documents the legacy projects and includes a collection of informed essays from nationally respected arts and cultural specialists who have known and enjoyed Cornish’s work throughout their own lifetimes.
They include: Michael Chaplin, Melvyn Bragg, Andrew Festing MBE, Dr Robert McManners MBE, Gillian Wales, Steve Swallow, Chris Lloyd, Dr Steve Howell, Dr Keith Wilson, Pam Royle and Dr Cesar Lengua.
The Test of Time includes over 400 images spanning the depth and breadth of Cornish’s career.
Many are previously unseen and are published here for the first time, evoking memories and nostalgia from a bygone era.
The book will be introduced in a lecture by Mike, to take place at the Spennymoor Settlement on Thursday 21 March at 7pm. Tickets are just £2 and can be purchased here.