Monthly column on the arts
In 1970 Angela Flowers founded a London gallery that was to become one of the leading showcases for British art. It launched many younger artists, promoted the work of established names, and in due course expanded into America.
David Porter
Last month Flowers East, on the edge of East London, devoted its superb space to an exhibition by Peter Howson. At 43 one of Scotland's best-known contemporary painters, he commands six-figure prices and is collected by the likes of Madonna, Sylvester Stallone and David Bowie.
