Great Structures - Manchester Ship Canal: industrial excavation captured on canvas
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In 1891, British landscape artist Benjamin Williams Leader created two oil paintings depicting the excavation of the Manchester Ship Canal. Leader, who had established his reputation painting evocative country scenes, was the younger brother of Edward Leader Williams, the engineer who designed the canal. One painting is held at Oldham Gallery, while the other is preserved by the National Trust at Tatton Park. The artwork divided opinion; in 1949, art critic Kenneth Clark dismissed the painting's earthy tones as "squalid."
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