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Winston Churchill

Photograph
1955 (photographed)
Artist/Maker

A mounted black and white photograph of Winston Churchill wearing a suit with bow tie, holding his hand by his ear. There is a man to his left.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Winston Churchill (Assigned by artist)
  • Churchill with hand by his ear, in a meeting (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Bromide print
Brief description
Photograph by Larry Burrows, 'Winston Churchill', bromide print, 1955
Physical description
A mounted black and white photograph of Winston Churchill wearing a suit with bow tie, holding his hand by his ear. There is a man to his left.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 51.3cm
  • Mount width: 35.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
LIFE magazine ink stamp (Ink stamp, verso, mount)
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund
Object history
Acquired 1971
Subject depicted
Other numbers
  • 17073 - RPS Identifier - inventory no.
  • 20539 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • B.31 - RPS identifier - box number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.1372-2023

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Record createdJune 7, 2023
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