Isherwood always told people he was writing a book about his life and his art. He made notes but a final book never graced any bookshelf. Amongst his papers – which were finally sorted years after his death – Isherwood’s book notes emerged; and like the man himself they were scrappy and a little - Click here to read more

  Isherwood painted most of his works of art on board. As collectors know, the quality hardboard used by the artist has stood the test of time. Even works on board from the 1950s are still perfect. But now, artbyisherwood has found documentation revealing just who supplied the hardboard. Susan Corner tells that Jim Isherwood - Click here to read more

  One of Isherwood’s most controversial paintings and one which gained national publicity was “Mary Whitehouse with Five Breasts.” But why did Isherwood decide to paint the sainted Mrs Whitehouse, who launched her own campaign to “get filth off the television.” The reason is simple. James Lawrence Isherwood hated anything which smaked of censorship. He - Click here to read more

  It was a Friday. A sunny Friday when Isherwood – flamboyant, eccentric, wild and sad – went on his final journey. Everyone in Wigan knew the Isherwood family and James Lawrence Isherwood. Jim was the artist who, during his lifetime, captured the headlines. On that summer Friday, he would be awarded one more – - Click here to read more

  As the decade ended, Molly Isherwood discovered among a long-forgotten box of papers a major article on her artist brother-in-law carried in the Independent on Sunday magazine. It was written by Simon Spence. We are grateful to have received permission to reproduce this article by Simon Spence and the Independent on Sunday. To his - Click here to read more

  Elsewhere on this artbyisherwood website is the story of how the artist accidentally started a fire at his home in 1983. Hundreds of works of art were damaged and many totally destroyed. Two years after his death, the new owner of 151 Wigan Lane found paintings in the long grass at the end of - Click here to read more