Ray Lowry
| Ray Lowry | |
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| Born |
28 August 1944 Cadishead, Salford, England |
| Died | 14 October 2008 Waterfoot, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Known for | Cartoonist, Illustrator and Satirist |
Ray Lowry (28 August 1944 – 14 October 2008) was an English cartoonist, illustrator and satirist, possessing a highly distinctive style and wit. He contributed to The Guardian, Private Eye, Punch and the NME amongst many other publications. Lowry lived in Rossendale, Lancashire.
Lowry was born in Cadishead, Salford, and attended Urmston Grammar School. His father was a bricklayer.
He worked in Manchester and London, and although he had no formal art education he first became known as a cartoonist during the 1970s. It was less well known that Lowry was also a painter of urban landscapes following in the footsteps of his unrelated namesake L. S. Lowry.
Lowry drew cartoons for a wide range of publications, and with the emergence of the 1960s underground press he was published in Oz and International Times, which led to a long and better-paid relationship with the New Musical Express, including a weekly cartoon strip 'Only Rock'n'Roll'. Lowry's love of raw 1950s rock and roll was the perfect complement to the new punk mentality that emerged in the late 1970s. He saw the Sex Pistols infamous Anarchy tour at the Electric Circus in Manchester and there he met The Clash. A friendship struck up with the band which led to an invitation to accompany them on their 1979 tour of the USA. From this he created the artwork for their London Calling album sleeve, using a photograph by Pennie Smith.
In the 1980s Ray wrote a column in The Face and was a regular contributor to The Guardian. Lowry continued to create memorable art and remained obsessed by rock and roll. Near the end of his life produced a long series of colour images inspired by the 1960s British tour by American rockers Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent.
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