Oscar Nemon

There is some light surface dirt in the pitted areas of the sculpture. Overall the piece appears to be in good condition. Please contact the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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Nemon and Churchill first met in 1951 at the La Mamounia Hotel in Marrakech where he first made a terracotta bust of Churchill.  The two became close friends with Nemon sculpting Churchill on numerous occassions including a commission by Elizabeth II for Windsor castle in 1952, a 1955 seated bronze for the Guildhall and the 1970 bronze of Churchill with his hands on his hips which stands in the Members' Lobby of the House of Commons