In May 2014 we hung “Shafts of Light”, a show we had hung before at Woodhorn, showcasing some of the best mining art to come out of the region including many works from the collection of Dr. Bob McManners and Gillian Wales. Works by Norman Cornish and Tom McGuinness are some of the more famous in the show and banners on loan from the Durham Miners’ Association were displayed between the columns of the gallery. An interesting sketch on the back of the Norman Cornish portrait caught our eye…