Marching Out

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Born into a family of mineworkers in South Tyneside, George Robson spent almost 30 years working for the National Union of Mineworkers at their headquarters in Durham. After retiring in 1993, he focused on his work as an artist, choosing the mining communities of North Eastern England as a central theme of his work. The Durham Miners’ Gala, a major annual event that has taken place since 1871 in the region, features regularly in his works – an event that Robson believes was under-represented in art. He has had numerous exhibitions in Durham and Newcastle and has undertaken commissions for the Easington District public art scheme, developed as part of a coalfield regeneration project.

Places

England, County Durham

Subjects

miner, topography, genre, man, woman, crowd, banner (as Subject), working class, protest/demonstration, parade, street

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

George Robson (1945 - )

Title

Marching Out

Date

2001

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 91.30 cm, width: 121.80 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from the artist, November 2001

Inscription

bl: GWR '01

Provenance

the artist

GAC number

17644