2017
THE SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL SIGNED PORTRAIT IS NOW
ON LOAN AT THE
PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLERS ASSOCIATION
2016
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL SIGNED PORTRAIT UNVEILED AT THE NFM
Paul Trevillion was at the National Football Museum in Manchester on the 3rd May for the official VIP UNVEILING of his SIGNED SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL PORTRAIT(1955). The first public display of the painting in 61 years "Paul Trevillion is Football’s Finest Artist” (Gordon Taylor OBE, Chief Executive, Professional Footballers Association)
The signed portrait of Sir Winston Churchill was officially unveiled by Gordon Taylor OBE.
(PICTURED BELOW WITH ARTIST TREVILLION)
A 16 page full colour booklet with the full and fascinating story of The Only Signed Sir Winston Churchill painting, by Dr Kevin Moore, Director of the National Football Museum is available from the NFM or email: info@paultrevillion.com
THE SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL SIGNED PORTRAIT IS NOW
ON LOAN AT THE
PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLERS ASSOCIATION
2016
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL SIGNED PORTRAIT UNVEILED AT THE NFM
Paul Trevillion was at the National Football Museum in Manchester on the 3rd May for the official VIP UNVEILING of his SIGNED SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL PORTRAIT(1955). The first public display of the painting in 61 years "Paul Trevillion is Football’s Finest Artist” (Gordon Taylor OBE, Chief Executive, Professional Footballers Association)
The signed portrait of Sir Winston Churchill was officially unveiled by Gordon Taylor OBE.
(PICTURED BELOW WITH ARTIST TREVILLION)
A 16 page full colour booklet with the full and fascinating story of The Only Signed Sir Winston Churchill painting, by Dr Kevin Moore, Director of the National Football Museum is available from the NFM or email: info@paultrevillion.com
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In 1955 at the age of 21, London artist, Paul Trevillion was commissioned to paint a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill in celebration of the great statesman's 81st birthday. A painting which, over the past 60 years, has been ignored by the art establishment, despite its national, historical value. It is a portrait which Sir Winston Churchill liked and signed, and today it remains the only signed Sir Winston Churchill portrait in existence. It is truly ONE OF A KIND. In 1954 a painting by Sutherland of Churchill was presented on his 80th birthday - it is well documented Sir Winston Churchill disliked it so much, he commented 'It makes me look half witted, which I ain't!' The painting was taken to 'Chartwell' but was not put on display. On Churchill's death his wife Clementine ensured the painting was totally destroyed.
It appears an injustice therefore, that the very paintings of Sir Winston Churchill which he disliked so much, hang proudly in our National Portrait Gallery, and yet the painting by Trevillion - a boy who lived through the London Blitz - which the great man so liked, remains in the shadows, an unwelcome intrusion. The National Portrait Gallery, when offered the opportunity of displaying this historically important painting, have chosen to decline and Sir Winston's wish that the painting should hang in the National Portrait Gallery, has not been granted.
Yet, in true Churchill style, Trevillion now himself 81, the same age as when he met the great man and painted him, will 'NEVER SURRENDER' in his belief that one day the TREVILLION signed Sir Winston Churchill painting will hang proudly for the nation to see, in the National Portrait Gallery.
In 1955 at the age of 21, London artist, Paul Trevillion was commissioned to paint a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill in celebration of the great statesman's 81st birthday. A painting which, over the past 60 years, has been ignored by the art establishment, despite its national, historical value. It is a portrait which Sir Winston Churchill liked and signed, and today it remains the only signed Sir Winston Churchill portrait in existence. It is truly ONE OF A KIND. In 1954 a painting by Sutherland of Churchill was presented on his 80th birthday - it is well documented Sir Winston Churchill disliked it so much, he commented 'It makes me look half witted, which I ain't!' The painting was taken to 'Chartwell' but was not put on display. On Churchill's death his wife Clementine ensured the painting was totally destroyed.
It appears an injustice therefore, that the very paintings of Sir Winston Churchill which he disliked so much, hang proudly in our National Portrait Gallery, and yet the painting by Trevillion - a boy who lived through the London Blitz - which the great man so liked, remains in the shadows, an unwelcome intrusion. The National Portrait Gallery, when offered the opportunity of displaying this historically important painting, have chosen to decline and Sir Winston's wish that the painting should hang in the National Portrait Gallery, has not been granted.
Yet, in true Churchill style, Trevillion now himself 81, the same age as when he met the great man and painted him, will 'NEVER SURRENDER' in his belief that one day the TREVILLION signed Sir Winston Churchill painting will hang proudly for the nation to see, in the National Portrait Gallery.
Watch the video of the unveiling of
Trevillion's Churchill portrait .
Trevillion's Churchill portrait .