Wednesday, 18 September 2024

#370: Norman Ackroyd RIP

Art will hopefully keep its place in the draft specification.

I was sorry to hear this evening of the passing of Norman Ackroyd on Monday: one of our very greatest landscape artists.

He was a remarkable printmaker and artist. He shared the laborious process of making his etchings in several documentaries.

Listen to this programme with Robert MacFarlane.

Here's the first part of a documentary on his method featuring some of his art...


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