Art exhibition at Louth Museum
Published Date:
29 August 2008
By Charles Ladbrook
AN EXHIBITION of work by a virtually unknown artist who lived in Louth in the 1970's is at Louth Museum in Broadbank until September 17.
Leslie Keys was a self employed graphic artist who made a round-the-world painting trip in a campervan.
When he died in 2005 all his artwork and sketchbooks were bequeathed to Barnsley College, where he had been a student.
Now in collaboration with the college there is to be a series of exhibitions of his watercolour paintings at the museum, none of which have been on show to the public before.
This first exhibition is titled Harbours of the World.
Jean Howard, former Louth Museum Honorary Curator who discovered the paintings at Barnsley, said: "It was exciting to find such an amazing range of Leslie's work."
Art historian and author Edward Mayor says the watercolours are 'full of vibrant colour and life.'
* The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10am-4pm each day.
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Last Updated:
29 August 2008 4:35 PM
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