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Reference: D/X 2175 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: Norman Foster, artist

Covering Dates: n.d. [1970]-2000

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Norman Foster, artist (Ref: D/X 2175/1-7)

Norman Foster was born in 1924. He lived in Stanley, near Crook and worked at the local colliery until he was made redundant at the age of 40. He then worked as a driver, later as an assistant for Durham County Library.
His work focused originally on planes and locomotives, later branching out into landscapes. He worked in watercolour and also produced ink and pencil drawings.
Exhibitions of his work were held in various galleries, including the Durham Light Infantry museum and Art Gallery and Stanhope Town Hall, and he was successful in a number of competitions.

Correspondence (Ref: D/X 2175/1/1-9)

Letter from the schools museums officer, Durham County Council, to entrants in The Durham Scene - Painting Competition, announcing the winners, Norman Foster has won third prize for his work 'Miners' Cottage Early 20th Century', n.d. [1970]
(1 paper)


Letter from Carreras Rothmans Ltd, McMullen Road, Darlington, to Norman Foster, informing him that his entry into the Rothmans/Northern Echo Arts Awards, 'Gloucester Gladiator', has been selected for exhibition, 14 April 1981
(1 paper)


Letter from the Durham Light Infantry Museum and Arts Centre, Aykley Heads, Durham to Norman Foster, asking to show a selection of his drawings in their coffee room, 10 May 1984
(1 paper)


Letter from Wearhead County Mixed Junior and Infants' School to Norman Foster, regarding a possible customer for Norman's Sunderland Flying Boat picture, 2 September 1985
(1 paper)


Letter from the Durham Light Infantry Museum and Arts Centre, Aykley Heads, Durham to Norman Foster, asking to show a selection of his locomotive pictures in their coffee room, 11 July 1986
(1 paper)


Letter from Darlington Town Hall to Norman Foster, informing him that two of his entries into the Silver Longboat Art Competition Exhibition, 'Weardale from Thornley' and 'Durham Cathedral - Interior', have been accepted for exhibition, 22 June 1987
(1 paper)


Letter from Wear Valley District Council to Norman Foster regarding their purchase of an ink painting of North Terrace, Crook, 30 June 1989
(1 paper)


Letter from Wimpey Group Services, Middlesbrough, to Norman Foster, thanking him for a painting of and ex. LNER W1 standing in Durham Station, which he produced for them as a retirement presentation gift, 26 July 1989
(1 paper)


Letter from Wimpey Group Services, Middlesbrough, to Norman Foster, thanking him for two paintings of Durham Cathedral that he produced for them as retirement presentation gifts, 18 December 1992
(1 paper)

Press Cuttings (Ref: D/X 2175/2/1-2)

Press cutting from The Northern Echo regarding Norman Foster's exhibition of drawings and watercolours of Second World War planes at the Durham Light Infantry Museum, including a photograph of Norman with some of his work, 13 September 1984 This photograph is the same as appears in D/X 2175/3/1.
(1 paper, printed)


Press cutting from the Wear Valley Advertiser regarding Norman Foster's exhibition of paintings of trains to be exhibited on the 'Heritage Line' train to Stanhope and also at Stanhope Town Hall, including a photograph of Norman with some of his work, 21 July 1988 This photograph is the same as appears in D/X 2175/3/1.
(1 paper, printed)

Photographs (Ref: D/X 2175/3/1-2)

Photograph of Norman Foster with some of his paintings of Second World War planes, n.d. [1984] This photograph is the same as appears in D/X 2175/2/1-2.
(1 photograph, 25cm x 20cm, black and white)


Photograph of Norman Foster with one of his paintings of Second World War planes, n.d. [1984]
(1 photograph, 25cm x 20cm, black and white)

Biographies and Profiles (Ref: D/X 2175/4-6)

Profile of Norman Foster, including a photograph, used for town twinning art exchange between Wear Valley District Council and Bad Oeynhausen, West Germany, June 1987
(1 paper, including photograph mounted)


Introduction written by Norman Foster to his exhibition, 'Aircraft and Steam Locomotives of the 1930s and 1940s', at The Mall, Civic Centre, Crook, includes a list of exhibited works, July 1993
(1 paper)


'An Ode to Norman', a poem by Peter Wright, November 1987
(1 paper)

Correspondence regarding the collection (Ref: D/X 2175/7)

Letter from Bill Peat, Wearhead, to 'Edna' enclosing a portrait of Norman and his work [no further details given], which he borrowed and forgot to return, 18 October 2000
(1 paper)