June 23, 2015

Finest Hour 114, Spring 2002

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You can own a fine canvas reproduction; reserve your copy without obligation now.

Readers who have visited the Churchill Suite on the Queen Mary are familiar with the quite dreadful painting that had decorated one of its bulkheads lo these many years. Observing that this representation fell far short of a fitting memorial to Sir Winston, John Plumpton had a chat with Martin Driscoll, whose art studio is aboard the ship. The upshot was the commissioning of the new Churchill oil shown with Mr. Driscoll at right, and reproduced on our cover.

The Churchill Center, which retains the copyright, will shortly produce a high quality, oil-on-canvas reproduction of this fine painting, which will be available to members only in a limited edition of only 100, signed and numbered by the artist before the final coat of varnish preservent is applied. Thanks to Churchill Center Associate Jeanette Gabriel for help in the arrangements.

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Paintings will be on canvas with a foam core backing in the same approximate size as the original, 14×16 inches—a standard size allowing the owner to supply a ready-made or custom frame as preferred individually.

* We haven’t yet finalized it but the price will be modest—in the region of $175-195 postpaid. If you wish to have first refusal on one of these fine reproductions, which will quickly sell out, contact the editor ([email protected]) telephone toll free (888) 454-2275.

As recounted by journalist Max Arthur at the Queen Mary seminar, the great liner played a central role in the life of Churchill, who made the following eight journeys aboard RMS Queen Mary.

•5-11 May 1943: Gourock, Scotland to New York for Third Washington Conference.

• 5-9 August 1943: Scotland to Halifax, Nova Scotia for First Quebec Conference.

• 5-10 September 1944: Scotland to Halifax for Second Quebec Conference.

• 20-25 September 1944: New York to Scotland.

• 21-26 March 1946: New York to Southampton after the “Iron Curtain” and other speeches in America.

• 31 December 1951 — 5 January 1952: Southampton to New York to meet President Truman.

• 23-28 January 1952: New York to Southampton after the meetings.

• 31 December 1952 – 5 January 1953: Southampton to New York to meet President-elect Eisenhower and President Truman.