The Pitmen Painters

T01734689526
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.

Author	Lee Hall
Book by	William Feaver

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Archive :: production:T01734689526, play:S2126044549, venue:V895

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Special Performances

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• 9 Jul 11 Captioned