Thank you for sending this piece of history. I thoroughly enjoyed WSC’s reaction and speech and agreed with his assessment of the portrait. Why the artist chose such a pose (and so poorly executed) for a portrait a man as dynamic as WSC is way beyond me!
Quinn The information contained in this communication is confidential and intended solely for the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or unauthorized use of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately and return the communication to sender. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of PatFinn1940 Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 2:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ChurchillChat] Re: Sutherland portrait How in the world did Miss Hamblin manage to keep this secret?? I am glad there weren't any paparazzi photographers around at Chartwell, when the painting was taken out in the dead of night. What a courageous thing for her to do. The Sutherland portrait was really horrific. WSC had a great comeback line about it. But I can certainly see why Clementine hated the thing. (Ms.) Pat Finnegan On Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 11:01:27 PM UTC-4, Brad Tolppanen wrote: The Daily Telegraph recently had an interesting article on the destruction of the infamous Graham Sutherland portrait of Winston Churchill in which Sonia Purnell reveals the painting was burned by Grace Hamblin at the wish of Clementine Churchill. The article is available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/winston-churchill/11730850/Secret-of-Winston-Churchills-unpopular-Sutherland-portrait-revealed.html I have an entry on the destruction of the painting on my Churchill blog along with a newsreel video from 1954 of the unveiling of the painting and Churchill’s remarks. The blog is at: https://winstonchurchillblog.wordpress.com/ Best, Brad *********************************** Bradley P. Tolppanen Author, Churchill in North America, 1929: A Three Month Tour of Canada and the United States https://churchillinnorthamerica.wordpress.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
