Self Portrait
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Self Portrait

George Hodgkinson (1914–1997)

Tameside Museums and Galleries Service: The Astley Cheetham Art Collection

Representational painter and draughtsman, member of the MAFA and Stockport Artists Guild. Hodgkinson, who never married, served as a gunner in World War II. He was prolific, continuing to paint until his death despite senile dementia, and left 800 works. Hodgkinson died from burn-related injuries after an accidental fire at his terraced home in Stalybridge, Cheshire, where there was a retrospective at Astley Cheetham Art Gallery in 1998. The gallery holds Hodgkinson’s oil Winter, Stalybridge, bought from a show at Oldham Art Gallery in 1985.

Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)

Artworks by George Hodgkinson

  • Self Portrait
    Self Portrait George Hodgkinson (1914–1997)
    Tameside Museums and Galleries Service: The Astley Cheetham Art Collection
  • The Immigrant
    The Immigrant George Hodgkinson (1914–1997)
    Tameside Museums and Galleries Service: The Astley Cheetham Art Collection
  • Winter, Stalybridge, Cheshire
    Winter, Stalybridge, Cheshire George Hodgkinson (1914–1997)
    Tameside Museums and Galleries Service: The Astley Cheetham Art Collection
  • The Old Farm, Lancashire
    The Old Farm, Lancashire George Hodgkinson (1914–1997)
    Tameside Museums and Galleries Service: The Astley Cheetham Art Collection

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