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Memorable marks of the collective spirit
MIKE QUILLE recommends paintings of working-class life on Teesside

Beyond The Wilderness Road: Paintings By David Watson

McGuinness Gallery, Bishop Auckland/Constantine Gallery, Middlesbrough

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