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Artist Statement:
Engel of the North
Timeline- 1842 A German
industrialist named Engels,
ordered his son and heir to
visit Manchester in the United
Kingdom. The City was home for
leading industrial textile
companies and Mr Engels owned
part of one of them. (Ernem
and Engels Limited) . It was
in the heart of
'Cottonopolis'(a nickname
given to Manchester by a
visiting ambassador when he
witnessed the huge number of
cathedral like Cottonmills
concentrated into a small
area). Mr Engels son was
twenty two years old when he
arrived in Manchester. Fresh
faced with a head full of
fashionable new ideas for a
liberal society and a positive
way forward for the future of
mankind. His father however
believed that a touch of good
old fashioned business reality
would 'straighten' his boy
out.
Frederick Engels, walked down
the main street in Manchester
in the rain. The grey sky was
reflected in the tall windows
of the gloomy offices as he
looked for somewhere to stay.
&<8232;At one of the many
'public houses' in the city
Frederick stopped to take
refreshment. Here he met a
young woman (Mary Burns) who
became his guide to the city,
an inspiration and his life
long ...
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Artist Reviews:
Denis was born into a
working class family in
Manchester, UK in September
1951. At an early age he
displayed a passion for
painting and drawing.
Encouraged by his teacher
(Miss Johnson, St Barnabus
Church School c.1956-1967) his
parents agreed for him to
attend the Manchester High
school...
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