‘A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’: why Tate has loaned an LS Lowry painting to a school

Sending painting to artist’s namesake school in Salford is a first for gallery, and has brought huge benefits “Art feels different when it is close enough to breathe the same...

By Mark Brown North of England correspondent · The Guardian Culture

Sending painting to artist’s namesake school in Salford is a first for gallery, and has brought huge benefits “Art feels different when it is close enough to breathe the same air,” said school principal Claire Coy, describing the thrill of being loaned a painting from a national collection. “I have visited many, many galleries and loved my experience but nothing has matched this.” Coy’s school, the Lowry Academy in Salford, has this week been the temporary home for LS Lowry’s Dwelling, Ordsall Lane, Salford , painted in 1927. It is the first time Tate has lent to a school and even though it has been for only two days, the benefits have been enormous, teachers and curators say. Continue reading...