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Harry S. Truman Points to a Winston Churchill Painting

93-211 (untitled)
Accession Number
93-211
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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Keywords
Ex-presidents
Exhibitions
Painting
Prime ministers
HST Keywords
Truman - Ceremonies - Exhibits - Art; Italy - Venice - Ref. to; Missouri - Kansas City - Truman in
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Associated Press

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Description
Kansas City, MO. Former President Harry S. Truman points to a painting by Sir Winston Churchill of a scene near Venice, Italy where, Harry S. Truman told reporters, he had eaten lunch at the inn depicted in the painting. The scene, "Torcello" was painted in the 1949, and is one of a group of 35 paintings by Churchill. The collection is on exhibit at the Nelson Art Gallery. From: Houston Post.
Date(s)
January 30, 1958