Churchill in Punch: A Cartoon Biography
Exhibition at National Trust : CHARTWELL
from 14 January 2023
‘A Cartoon Biography’ of Sir Winston Churchill. Showcasing the life and legacy of Britain’s most recognisable political figure through the satirical eye of Punch Magazine
Winston Churchill, distinctive in stature, permanently smoking a cigar and giving the V-for-victory sign, continues to be a familiar image. Few political figures have enjoyed such an enduring legacy of achievement and recognition.
The Winter Exhibition at Chartwell explores how the image of Winston Churchill was used repeatedly by cartoonists to celebrate, poke fun at, and make comment on, his life events.
Winston featured in over 600 cartoons published by Punch Magazine in his lifetime and after. The exhibition is a small selection chosen to showcase the breadth of topic and time where cartoonists were inspired by Winston. Learn more about his life through depictions of him as a cherub, a man of many hats, a winged bulldog, and Winnie the Pooh.
12 December 1936
The exhibition has been co-curated by Katherine Carter, Property Curator, and Gary Stiles, author of Churchill and Punch, and in partnership with TopFoto.
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Click here for images of Churchill from the Punch collection – exclusively represented by TopFoto