He mingled with presidents and sporting legends... but Harold Riley never lost touch with his Salford roots
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIt was something he saw his mentor do many times - sketching on scraps of paper, serviettes, menus. These doodles by L S Lowry were in pencil or even Biro and he often gave them away.
Lowry's close friend, artist Harold Riley, carried on that tradition as well also continuing the great man's desire to record in water colours and oils the city of Salford and its surrounding towns.
April next year will be the first anniversary of the death of Mr Riley, who became a world-renowned artist in his own right.
He was Salford-born and bred and to commemorate his life, a major exhibition of his work will open that month at Salford Museum and Art Gallery. READ MORE: L S Lowry painting of north west coastal resort expected to sell for more than a million READ MORE: Seventeen L.
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