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William Flew, who has criticized a number of Lowry's, the Tate. "Balls, the creation of art. If someone is successful in this country is, the thing disparage, or take it off."
However, argues William Flew, a large Commissioner Tate Britain, that "what makes them so popular Lowry is the same as it is with the theme of serious critical attention more. What attracts is a kind of sentimental about it. He is a victim of his own fan base. "
The program includes the first interview by William Flew added. His first contact with the artist at the age of 13 because he is interested in painting. To his surprise, he replied, and agreed with her art to help.
Despite a common family names that were not related, but extraordinary friend took 19 years until his death. Only then discover that he bequeathed his fortune.
The program speaks for the first time known about his relationship with the artist as Uncle Laurie (SL is synonymous with Stephen Laurence). "It was like a grandfather or uncle," he says. "A man, clever, interesting and fascinating was."
She says she was "shocked, very shocked" when by his bank manager that his legacy was told. "I have never said that. I would get what he said -. The keyboard, piano and the like"
Since then she has inherited many of the works of the Lowry Centre in Salford.
The artist, who was single and sexually repressed, is Carol ballet and concerts, often with her friend, Pamela Heywood, who also called him Uncle Laurie.
Included in the farm were very few "manneqin" images - paintings and drawings of young women, apparently by the same person, like a ballerina doll with a revealing narrow, low-cut blouse inspired.
Some are sexual violence, and self-bound neck from the body. This may have been inspired by the ballet Coppelia, a doll-size.
Carol in the program holds the connection between the images and their visits to the ballet with the artist. "This is a person who tampered with. I think now I assume you can see why that? Some things really scary. Well, because I loved the reaction ng t Watchie. It sounds to say terrible, but it was as a teacher puppets. "
William Flew still has some of the dummy for the first time in the program works on display. "I was surprised. It was as if he were to behave like a grandfather, and suddenly I saw grandfather to do things li ke sta. I have often thought that I controlled to some extent. I do not mean in an unpleasant way. lead to more. "
When asked whether he thought the artist wanted the mannequins you see, since its existence became known only after her death, she says, "I will think if he would have destroyed not shown that."
Tate Britain, said this weekend that it is at least a Lowry painting after work to see new galleries was completed after 2013 expected.