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Churchill Design Competition
Ahead of a new exhibition celebrating the life of Winston Churchill, we present the shortlisted entries to the first Churchill Design Competition
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inston Churchill was far from the model student. His first headmaster criticised his conduct as being “exceedingly bad” and accused him of lacking ambition. Nor did he do well at Harrow, but years later he was able to tell the students of his former school that they should “never give in”. There can be few better role models for what the individual can achieve. Already the subject of many portraits, sculptures and cartoons, he is now the inspiration for a new generation of artists and designers, with their work showcased at Churchill’s former wartime command centre, the award-winning Churchill War Rooms underneath Whitehall. The winning entries will be on display there from 12 September. The works presented here are those shortlisted from many entries to the first Churchill Design Competition. The diversity of approach is a testa-
Clare Corfield Carr
Title Painting Britain on the Map Media Drawn in fineliner pen; edited digitally. From the artist This piece illustrates Churchill painting Britain onto the map, a symbol of his great leadership during the war. The British flag colours have a patriarchal quality.
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