Adopt A Street Scene (St. Simon’s Church) (1927)

In 1927 Lowry’s father said, ‘You’ll really have to go and see St Simon’s Church, it’s your cup of tea and it’s going to come down very soon.’ The church was demolished only a few months after Lowry made his first drawing of it on site. He later worked this sketch up into a finished drawing before embarking on the oil painting. Many of Lowry’s drawings are simple reminders of things he observed and do not always result in a finished paintings of the same subject.

By adopting this Lowry you will become part of the world’s largest LS Lowry collection.

In recognition adoptees receive the following benefits for a year:

• A special ‘Adopted’ label next to your chosen artwork proudly displaying your name
• A personalised Lowry adoption gift pack including adoption certificate
• An invitation to visit the LS Lowry archives with our LS Lowry Curator to get a real insight into the collection
• Invitations to all of our Gallery Private Views, giving you the opportunity to see our exhibitions before they open to the general public

Adoption packs will be sent out to the shipping address entered during payment process. If the adoption is a gift you can either enter the recipients address at this point, leave a note in the comments box at point of purchase or email Shop@thelowry.com.

T&Cs: Adoption of the work does not constitute ownership. Due to the delicate nature of some works, they may not be on permanent public display for the full year adoption. At these times of ‘rest’ and during any periods of conservation, The Lowry will notify the adopter to discuss other ways to publicly acknowledge the adoption that satisfy all parties. This will not affect benefits and the work would still be able to view in the archive by appointment.