The Ashington Group of mainly mine workers evolved out of a 1934 art appreciation class led by Robert Lyon at the Workers Education Association (WEA). The group, who met weekly, documented for nearly fifty years the lives of ordinary people around Ashington and the mining communities of Northumberland. They held their first exhibition at the Hatton Gallery in Newcastle in 1936 and attracted much pre-war interest. A book by William Feaver Pitmen Painters: The Ashington Group 1934-1984 revived interest in the group and was adapted into a play by Lee Hall. A permanent collection is on display at the Woodhorn Museum. Developed in association with Grant Waters, Art Detective Group Leader: South East England, East England and the Midlands.
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Oliver Kilbourn (1904–1993)
Coal-Face Drawers 1950
Oliver Kilbourn (1904–1993)
Oil on fibreboard
H 40 x W 61 cm
Woodhorn Museum
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George Blessed (1904–1997)
Whippets c.1939
George Blessed (1904–1997)
Oil on cotton on hardboard
H 37.2 x W 52.4 cm
Woodhorn Museum
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Jimmy Floyd (1898–1974)
Coal Face 1947
Jimmy Floyd (1898–1974)
Oil on muslin on fibreboard
H 45.7 x W 74 cm
Woodhorn Museum
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Harry Wilson (1898–1972)
Ashington Colliery, Northumberland, 1936 c.1936
Harry Wilson (1898–1972)
Oil on paper
H 37 x W 51.5 cm
Woodhorn Museum
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Len Robinson (1896–1987)
The Forge, Woodhorn Colliery, Northumberland 1946
Len Robinson (1896–1987)
Oil on fibreboard
H 48 x W 57.9 cm
Woodhorn Museum
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Fred Laidler (1918–1988)
Fish and Chips 1938–1939
Fred Laidler (1918–1988)
Oil on card
H 54.5 x W 65 cm
Woodhorn Museum
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George Brownrigg (b.1903)
Dawn 1937
George Brownrigg (b.1903)
Walpamur household gloss on plywood
H 50.5 x W 60.5 cm
Woodhorn Museum
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Leslie Brownrigg (1905–1974)
The Miner c.1935
Leslie Brownrigg (1905–1974)
Oil on card on plywood
H 36 x W 47 cm
Woodhorn Museum
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Andrew Foreman (b.1903)
The Bar, Playing Dominoes c.1936
Andrew Crozier Foreman (b.1903)
Oil on canvas
H 40.5 x W 61.5 cm
Woodhorn Museum
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Jack F. Harrison (1904–2004)
The Pony Putter c.1950
Jack F. Harrison (1904–2004)
Oil on hardboard
H 40 x W 58.9 cm
Woodhorn Museum
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George McLean (1920–1993)
Morning, Holy Island, Northumberland 1959
George Jude McLean (1920–1993)
Oil on hardboard
H 38 x W 53 cm
Woodhorn Museum
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Tom McSloy (d.1953)
Re-Setting Arch Girders, Surface 1946
Tom McSloy (d.1953)
Oil on board
H 52.8 x W 72.8 cm
Woodhorn Museum
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Andrew Rankin (active c.1935–c.1938)
In the Canteen c.1935
Andrew Rankin (active c.1935–c.1938)
Oil on fibreboard
H 26.3 x W 22.7 cm
Woodhorn Museum
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Arthur Whinnom (1899–1962)
Pit Incident c.1936
Arthur Whinnom (1899–1962)
Oil on muslin on hardboard
H 50.5 x W 67.6 cm
Woodhorn Museum
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Harry P. Wilson (active 1935–1938)
10 a.m. c.1938
Harry P. Wilson (active 1935–1938)
Tempera on board
H 61.2 x W 76.4 cm
Laing Art Gallery
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Harry P. Wilson
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Andrew Rankin
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George Brownrigg (b.1903)
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Jimmy Floyd (1898–1974)
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Andrew Crozier Foreman (b.1903)
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Leslie Brownrigg (1905–1974)
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Oliver Kilbourn (1904–1993)
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Tom McSloy (d.1953)
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Len Robinson (1896–1987)
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George Jude McLean (1920–1993)
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