Paying Tribute to a Leading Light ; On the Eve of a Major Exhibition of Work by the Late Michael Finn Jackie Butler Finds Out Why the Man Is so Revered in Cornwall

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MICHAEL Finn is something of a legend in the Cornish art world. His list of achievements as gifted teacher and art education visionary makes impressive reading. His crucial years as principal at Falmouth College of Art between 1958 and 1972 undoubtedly paved the way for the huge developments in the establishment's size and status.

But as an artist he put his own creativity on the back burner until his retirement from academia.

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Paying Tribute to a Leading Light ; On the Eve of a Major Exhibition of Work by the Late Michael Finn Jackie Butler Finds Out Why the Man Is so Revered in Cornwall

A father of three, Michael died in 2002, following 20 very productive years concentrating on his own painting and sculpture. Work from those two decades has been shown periodically over the years, but this weekend sees the unveiling at Truro's Le...

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