The Newlyn School of Art was established here around the 1880s when the artist Stanhope Forbes came to paint here, drawn by the clearness of the light. Many artists followed his example and came to join him and so the Newlyn School was born. Artists such as Norman Garstin, Dame Laura Knight, Samuel 'Lamorna' Birch, Walter Langley, Edwin Harris are just a few of the many who became known as synonymous with the Newlyn School.