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"Clementine Churchill": Walter Sickert, 1927, 1959 - 1990

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCHL 5/1/68

Scope and Contents

Papers and correspondence, mainly on the painting lessons given to Winston Churchill by Sickert, including: copies of letters from Sickert to Churchill on painting technique [originals in CSCT 3/115]; a memoir by CSC and later correspondence on her search for a painting by Sickert on his behalf while she was in Venice [Italy], 1927; extracts from Churchill's official biography on his painting, 1926-27, and also on his visit to Canada, 1929; correspondence between CSC and the art critic John Russell on his book to mark the centenary of Sickert's birth, 1959.

Dates

  • Creation: 1959 - 1990

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.

Extent

1 file(s)

Language of Materials

English

Finding aid date

2015-10-20 12:22:56.943000+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

Contact:
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 336087