Winston Churchill in British Art, 1900 to the Present Day: The Titan with Many Faces

by Jonathan Black

Book Overview

Churchill is today remembered as a great leader, a war hero, a literary heavyweight and a renowned wit. This incarnation of Churchill is the latest in a long-evolving identity, which at various times has sustained his power, enhanced his popularity and enabled him to personify aspects of British national identity.

Indeed Churchill was more aware than most of the performative power of his public life. He lived in an age of the illustrated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472592395
• ISBN13: 9781472592392
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"