The statue of Winston Churchill is a standing
bronze statue
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of statesman and writer
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from ...
, situated in the
Members' Lobby
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of the
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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, part of the
Palace of Westminster
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complex in Westminster, Central London. Churchill is depicted mid-stride, with his hands on his hips.
Churchill and Nemon first met in
Marrakech
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in 1951, where Nemon sculpted a terracotta bust that Churchill's wife,
Lady Clementine Churchill said "represents to me my husband as I see him and as I think of him".
[ In 1952, on Churchill's recommendation, Nemon made a bust of him at the request of ]Elizabeth II
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for Windsor Castle
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The original c ...
.[ Nemon also made a seated bronze sculpture of Churchill for the ]City of London
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's Guildhall
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, which Churchill described as a 'very good likeness' upon its unveiling in 1955.[
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See also
* Statue of Margaret Thatcher, Palace of Westminster
A statue of Margaret Thatcher, the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom, stands in the Members' Lobby of the Houses of Parliament in London. It is a bronze sculpture of Margaret Thatcher, the first female Prime Minister of the Unite ...
* Statue of Winston Churchill, Parliament Square
The statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, London, is a bronze sculpture of the former British prime minister Winston Churchill, created by Ivor Roberts-Jones.
It is located on a spot referred to in the 1950s by Churchill as "whe ...
References
1970 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in the City of Westminster
Monuments and memorials in London
Palace of Westminster
Sculptures by Oscar Nemon
Churchill, Winston
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1 ...
London, Palace of Westminster
Churchill, Winston
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1 ...
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