Swinging the Maelstrom

Sherrill Grace''s introductory essay describes the influence of Lowry''s work on artists working in other media. She also includes an important letter from Lowry to the Norwegian writer Nordahl Grieg, published here, with annotations, for the first time. Jan Gabrial, Lowry''s first wife, provides an intimate glimpse of Lowry in a biographical story which has been out of print for more than forty y...