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Article: Laughton plaque on display at gallery.
- Article from:
- Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England)
- Article date:
- March 2, 2007
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A PLAQUE commemorating a bequest to Scarborough Art Gallery has gone on display above the entrance to the ground-floor galleries.
Tom Laughton, the famous hotelier who ran the Royal Hotel in Scarborough, had a keen interest in art and amassed a collection of paintings over more than 50 years.
The collection, which he donated to the town, continues to enrich a visit to Scarborough Art Gallery.
Many of the gallery's best-known paintings were Laughton's, including Burning off a Fishing Boat by Atkinson Grimshaw.
The copper plaque says 'Laughton Gallery' and has decorative borders above and below.
The plaque was made by David Stephenson, a blacksmith based at ...