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| Sheffield artist's work shown for first time since his death | Sheffield artist's work shown for first time since his death |
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| When Sheffield artist Gordon Snee died, it fell to daughter Jo to clean out his studio. | When Sheffield artist Gordon Snee died, it fell to daughter Jo to clean out his studio. |
| What she found amazed her - more than 300 pieces ranging from huge canvasses to small sketches. | |
| Despite being a prolific painter, Gordon rarely exhibited his work and this huge collection had lain unseen, even by his family. | Despite being a prolific painter, Gordon rarely exhibited his work and this huge collection had lain unseen, even by his family. |
| Now some of those paintings are being displayed for the first time at an exhibition in Kelham Island in Sheffield city centre. | Now some of those paintings are being displayed for the first time at an exhibition in Kelham Island in Sheffield city centre. |
| Jo is curating and co-organising the exhibition. | Jo is curating and co-organising the exhibition. |
| She said: "This exhibition is a big step in our goal to promote my father's work to the wider public and for it to gain the recognition it deserves." | She said: "This exhibition is a big step in our goal to promote my father's work to the wider public and for it to gain the recognition it deserves." |
| Craig Humble, who has a background in art history and is Castle Galleries' area sales manager for the north region, called Snee one of the "lost painters" of the post-war period. | Craig Humble, who has a background in art history and is Castle Galleries' area sales manager for the north region, called Snee one of the "lost painters" of the post-war period. |
| He said: "At the very point when his years of artistic commitment and integrity should have been blossoming into recognition during the 1980s, painting became the most unfashionable of the arts. | He said: "At the very point when his years of artistic commitment and integrity should have been blossoming into recognition during the 1980s, painting became the most unfashionable of the arts. |
| "I personally wonder whether the British paintings of the 1980s will one day be rediscovered, much like Pre-Raphaelite art was many generations after its creation. | "I personally wonder whether the British paintings of the 1980s will one day be rediscovered, much like Pre-Raphaelite art was many generations after its creation. |
| "You never know, but the unearthing of 300 works by one of these unsung heroes may be enough of a catalyst to re-examine the lost years of British painting." | "You never know, but the unearthing of 300 works by one of these unsung heroes may be enough of a catalyst to re-examine the lost years of British painting." |
| The exhibition opens at 18:30 on Friday, and can also be viewed from 10:00 to 18:00 on Saturday and Sunday. | The exhibition opens at 18:30 on Friday, and can also be viewed from 10:00 to 18:00 on Saturday and Sunday. |