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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

6605

Title

[LOWRY RECEIVES HONORARY DOCTOR OF LETTERS FROM SALFORD UNIVERSITY]

Producer

Granada Television

Date

1975

Gauge

16mm

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Running Time

1 mins 37 secs

Description

Scenes from Salford University as L. S. Lowry is awarded an honorary doctor of Letters in 1975, featuring his arrival at Peel Park and appearing after the ceremony wearing formal academic cap and robes. Closes with Lowry giving a brief interview to Bob Greaves of Granada Television, during which the artist proves to be taciturn and evasive.

 

 



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