Northumberland, Tees Valley and Tyne and Wear

May 2009
This catalogue contains over 1,600 full colour images within 282 pages. The dimensions are 29.5 x 23.5 cm and the catalogues typically weigh between 1.8 - 2.8 kg.

This catalogue includes paintings from 40 public collections in an area stretching over 100 miles from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Redcar and Cleveland. The rich cultural heritage of the North East, with its strong industrial and maritime traditions, is reflected in many of the 1800+ paintings. The mining industry is particularly well represented by the work of the Ashington Pitmen Painters at Woodhorn. Other highlights of twentieth century painting can be seen in mima, the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, and in the interesting and diverse work originally collected by Sir William Gray and further developed by the Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service.

Collections included

Berwick Museum & Art Gallery; Berwick-upon-Tweed Town Hall; Blyth Valley Borough Council; Captain Cook Birthplace Museum; Castle Morpeth Borough Council; Dorman Museum; English Heritage, Brinkburn Priory; Gateshead Council Art Collection; Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service; Hatton Gallery; Kirkleatham Museum; Middlesbrough Council; Middlesbrough Town Hall; mima Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art; Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum; Newcastle City Council; Newcastle Guildhall; Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle University; North Tyneside Council; Northumberland County Council Libraries; Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Northumbria Police Authority; Northumbria University; Northumbria University Gallery; Preston Hall Museum and Park; RNLI Grace Darling Museum; The Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland; The James Cook University Hospital; The Literary & Philosophical Society; The Mansion House, Newcastle upon Tyne; The Natural History Society of Northumbria Great North Museum: Hancock; The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers; The Norton School Humanities College; The Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service; University of Sunderland; University of Teesside; Winkies Castle Folk Museum; Woodhorn Museum & Northumberland Archives