Rocky Lane by Joseph F. Pimm

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Date:1942

Description:Joseph Frank Pimm lived in Woodstock Road, Handsworth. He presented 12 etchings to Handwsworth Historical Society in 1968. He died aged 71 in 1972, requesting that after his death the printing plates for his work be destroyed. A memorial exhibition was held at the Graves Gallery, Lower Severn Street Birmingham. The guide states:

"He was a simple man in his appreciation of homely comforts and his complete disregard for conformity. Many people remember him riding his high sturdy bicycle around Birmingham."

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Image courtesy of: Handsworth Historical Society

Donor ref:Handsworth Historical Society (7/5251)

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