UK Town Celebrates Lowry's Legacy by Recreating the 1938 Bridge Street Painting

The town of Berwick-upon-Tweed is going to reenact, in a special celebration of art and local history, one scene from an L.S. Lowry painting.

According to BBC, the residents and visitors to the town are encouraged to dress as characters in Lowry's 1938 depiction of Bridge Street, a nod to the artist's connection with the town, on September 6. This event is part of the larger exhibition at the Granary Gallery featuring Lowry's work until October.

Celebrating L.S. Lowry

L.S. Lowry, the famous artist for his works of northern England's working-class life, often used to come to Northumberland. His painting of Bridge Street, done several decades ago, is exactly the way it stands today. Jonathan Macfarlane, the owner of ROJO Antiques on Bridge Street, said, "We thought it would be a great way to celebrate the exhibition and Lowry's connection with the town he loved so much."

This was a follow-up event from an earlier event where people were encouraged to wear bright, colorful clothes called Brighter Berwick Day, per Northumberland Gazette.

Macfarlane was the one who organized both events, "Even though the painting of Bridge Street isn't in the exhibition, it's so iconic that to recreate it just seemed a perfect way to bring people together and have some fun."

James Lowther, head of visual arts for the Maltings Trust, said it had been one of their most successful exhibitions in years and highlighted the coming event as a really good chance for the community to get involved with Lowry's legacy.

The recreation of Lowry's 1938 depiction of Bridge Street will take place at 10:00 BST on September 6, with participants encouraged to don outfits reminiscent of those in Lowry's painting, including coats, bowler hats, and even dogs.