{"product_id":"pitmen-painters-paperback","title":"Pitmen Painters - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Feaver\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom its initial publication in London in 1988, \u003ci\u003ePitmen Painters\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of the Ashington Group from 1934 to 1984 has been of interest to many. Since 2007 when Lee Hall's play \u003ci\u003eThe Pitmen Painters\u003c\/i\u003e, inspired by the book, was first staged at Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne it has become increasingly recognized as a classic account of the role art can play in modern life. Whatever the odds, whatever the circumstances. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Ashington Group began in the 1930s as an evening class of pitmen in an isolated village in the North of England drawn together in their spare time to learn a bit about art appreciation. The book tells how appreciation of their work spread in the Thirties, how they were tracked down by documentary photographers and film makers, how they resisted interference and kept their distance from the sniffer dogs of the socio-anthropological Mass Observation movement. Establishing complete independence for themselves in their own ex-army hut they met weekly for decades, through into the 1980's by which time their work began to be recognized as unique. By then they had built up a permanent collection of what they decided were their best paintings. This was toured in Europe and, in 1980, to China, the first such exhibition there since the cooling of the Cultural Revolution. A gallery for the collection was built at Woodhorn Colliery in Ashington and now, with the demise of the coal industry in Great Britain, renamed the Woodhorn Colliery Museum. Feaver's book, meanwhile, inspired Lee Hall, creator of the smash hit \u003ci\u003eBilly Elliot\u003c\/i\u003e, to write his play about the group, \u003ci\u003eThe Pitmen Painters\u003c\/i\u003e which, following acclaimed seasons at the National Theatre in London, has been taken up in Korea, New Zealand, Estonia and Slovenia and many other countries worldwide. The play opened at the Samuel J Friedman Theatre on Broadway in September 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Feaver is a painter, writer, curator, and founding trustee of the Ashington Group collection. He is a former art critic for the \"Observer\" and the author of \"Frank Auerbach\" and \"Lucian Freud.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9.58 x 7.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173463867641,"sku":"9780857160133","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UVlnRVF5MTcvbDlPaHBjRWFoMEE2UT09.webp?v=1767632803","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/pitmen-painters-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}