In 1975 he was awarded two honorary Doctor of Letters degrees by the Universities of Salford and Liverpool. In 1964, the art world celebrated his 77th birthday with an exhibition of his work and that of 25 contemporary artists who had submitted tributes at Monk's Hall Museum, Eccles. The Hallé orchestra performed a concert in his honour and Prime Minister Harold Wilson used Lowry's painting "The Pond" as his official Christmas card. Lowry's painting "Coming Out of School" was depicted on a postage stamp of highest denomination in a series issued by the Post Office depicting great British artists in 1968.