PORTRAIT OF WINSTON CHURCHILL
Creator(s): Allen F. Rader (Artist) , Yousuf Karsh (After)
On view in: Second Floor Library
About this object
Portrait of Winston Churchill standing three quarter length, facing forward towards the left. He has a cane in his right hand, and his left hand is resting on his hip. There is a chair with a drape over it next to the cane. He is wearing a black suit, with a dotted bow tie, and with a watch chain slung across his vest. He has eyeglasses in his left vest pocket, and a handkerchief in left coat pocket. The background is dark grey. The expression on his face is a scowl. Copy of photograph taken by Yousuf Karsh of Ottawa in 1941.
- Object name:
- PORTRAIT OF WINSTON CHURCHILL
- Made from:
- Oil on canvas
- Made in:
- USA
- Date made:
- 1941-1942
- Size:
- 101.6 × 76.2 cm (40 × 30 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 51.103
- Class:
- PAINTING
- Signature marks:
- SIGNATURE lower right: Allen F. Rader
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973