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Art that captures North East life
The Journal
|November 24, 2025
THE pace of change, which saw the industrial landscape of the North East vanish as its mines, shipyards and major factories disappeared, was dizzying.
> Denton Burn Club, Newcastle, by Richard Hobson
But some things stayed the same, from the region's coastline to its uplands. Fortunately artist Richard Hobson was there to record it all
He painted how people worked, played and lived in the rural landscape and also the packed urban terrace rows with their smoking chimneys.
An exhibition of his work - titled Spirit of the North East: The art of Richard Hobson, a retrospective - runs at South Shields Museum & Art Gallery until December 6.
This story is from the November 24, 2025 edition of The Journal.
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