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Norman Stansfield Cornish (18 November 1919 – 1 August 2014) was an English painter. ==Biography== Cornish was the last surviving member of the "Pitman's Academy" art school at the Spennymoor Settlement in County Durham in North East England.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Last 'Pitman painter' Norman Cornish dies aged 94 )〕 A former miner, he was known for his pictures of mining community life. Other artistic contemporaries of Cornish from the Spennymoor Settlement included Herbert Dees, Robert Heslop and Tom McGuinness.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Celebrated County Durham artist Norman Cornish dies aged 94 )〕 Cornish started work as a miner in 1933, at the age of 14.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Norman Cornish - obituary )〕 He continued to work as a miner even after his painting career was established, until he retired as a miner and became a full-time artist in 1966.〔 Cornish was granted an honorary Master of Arts degree by Newcastle University in 1974,〔 and an honorary doctorate by Sunderland University in 2012. He was a contemporary and friend of the artist L. S. Lowry.〔 He was married to Sarah. They had two children, John and Ann. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Norman Cornish」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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