Winston Churchill Signed Photograph
Iconic matte-finish 4.25 x 6 portrait of Churchill, affixed to its original 6.5 x 9 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, "Winston S. Churchill." Reverse bears a "Vivienne, 20th Century Studios Ltd" copyright stamp. In fine condition, with light silvering to the edges of the image. Vivienne (1889–1982) was a leading society portrait photographer who began as an assistant to her husband Ernest and their son, Antony. In 1949, Antony, by then making a career photographing actors in Hollywood, married Churchill’s daughter Sarah, an actress. Both families became friends and Vivienne made many portraits of Churchill.
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Iconic matte-finish 4.25 x 6 portrait of Churchill, affixed to its original 6.5 x 9 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen, "Winston S. Churchill." Reverse bears a "Vivienne, 20th Century Studios Ltd" copyright stamp. In fine condition, with light silvering to the edges of the image. Vivienne (1889–1982) was a leading society portrait photographer who began as an assistant to her husband Ernest and their son, Antony. In 1949, Antony, by then making a career photographing actors in Hollywood, married Churchill’s daughter Sarah, an actress. Both families became friends and Vivienne made many portraits of Churchill.
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