Synopsis
The Portrait
$7.99
Published by Cyberpress
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In 1954, the artist Graham Sutherland is commissioned by Parliament to paint a portrait of Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, to be presented to him on his 80th Birthday
What Sutherland sees, however, is very much at odds with Churchill's vision
Although accepted by the subject, the painting is subsequently hidden away and destroyed
Based on true events, The Portrait, looks at the nature of art and its destruction
On the divergent opinions of the artist and the sitter
And how the public images produced of a political figure was and still is so important to them
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