“I rejoice with the brilliant ones, and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns.”Īmong Churchill’s 573 paintings, 350 are landscapes or seascapes. ” He fondly r ecalled his love of vibrant colors. “ Painting came to my rescue in a most trying time ,” Churchill said in his essay “Painting as Pastime. Although he received no formal training as an artist, he pursued the hobby with the characteristic passion he displayed in all of his endeavors, and it became a lifelong interest. Īll of the works are oil on canvas, except for the Kennedy painting, which is oil with pencil on canvas board.Ī self-proclaimed pastime painter, Churchill did not begin painting until the age of 40. Durant, a Churchill Fellow, is co-founder and former CEO of the Cornerstone Schools, a group of charter and independent schools in the inner city areas of Detroit. Another work, P ortrait of Sir Winston Churchill (1942) by Alfred Egerton Cooper is part of the Durant s ’ collection. Winston Churchill’s Garden Scene (1920s) is on loan from Clark and Susan Durant and The New Common School Foundation, Detroit, MI. One of the Churchill paintings, Tapestries at Blenheim (1930), is on display in the Museum courtesy of the Hawthorne Museum. Three of the Churchill paintings - Boats at Cannes Harbor (1937), Lake Scene at Norfolk (1930), and Firth of Forth (1925) - are part of the permanent collection or on long-term loan at America’s National Churchill Museum. In the 1960s, both Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy served as Honorary Co-Chairmen of the campaign to establish the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library, now America’s National Churchill Museum at Westminster College.Īll three presidential paintings are on loan from the Harlan Crow Library. Kennedy and Study for Portrait of Winston Churchill (2017) by President George W. Eisenhower, Harbor Scene from the South of France (1955) by President John F. The three presidential paintings included in the exhibition are Portrait of Winston Churchill (1955) by President Dwight D. We are pleased to present these works of art together for the first time in this extraordinary exhibition.” “Churchill’s passion for painting inspired Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Bush to pursue this colorful pastime. Trout Director and Chief Curator of America’s National Churchill Museum. “During his lifetime, Winston Churchill created more than 570 canvases and firmly believed that the power of observation, concentration, and creativity afforded to him by painting helped him as a leader and a statesman,” sa id Timothy Riley, Sandra L. P ainting as a Pastime: From Winston to the White House will be on display in the Anson Cutts Gallery through Sunday, July 7. Trout Director and Chief Curator Timothy Riley for a gallery talk examining the painterly pursuits of Winston Churchill, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Home > Programs & News > Programs & EventsĬurator's Choice Gallery Talk with Timothy Rileyĭwight D.
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