"Deep down I knew I could beat him, " a jubilant Lowry said.

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"The Museum of Modern Art and the The Tate Gallery have long been pioneers in the museum world, and we look forward to extending that groundbreaking spirit to the Internet, " MoMA Director Glenn Lowry said in the statement.

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"People think that in this day and age we've got this problem covered, " said Stephen Lowry of the University of Kent.

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After visiting The Lowry himself, Tunick was intrigued the paintings of LS Lowry which, he said, illustrated the vulnerability of life in a rough city landscape.

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"He always described himself as a simple man - that's become almost legend, " said Mr Simpson, the Lowry's head of visual art.

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Dr Stephen Lowry, from the University of Kent, said the team had done well to publish so quickly.

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Mr Morgan, who replaced Matthew Lowry as interim chief executive in February, said jobs would be lost in the "corporate overhead of the organisation".

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Mr Lowry, 52, of Cartland, Lanark, said he was out feeding his cattle when he saw the aircraft come overhead.

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Wright lived and worked in Derby all his life and his name is "synonymous to the city, like Lowry is to Lancashire and Constable to Suffolk", museum spokesman Roger Shelly said.

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