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Richard Deane Taylor 1925-2014

27 November 2014 Comments 5 Comments

Born Meyer Tuchschneider in the lower east side of Manhattan in 1925, Richard Deane Taylor achieved immortality among Churchillians when he painted one of the most evocative and accurate portraits of Winston Churchill for Collier’s in 1951, to mark Churchill’s return to office following the British general election.

Years later, Richard’s great work was revived on the cover of the Churchill magazine Finest Hour. He then he gave me the privilege of using it on the first English edition of my book of quotations, Churchill By Himself. It also adorns The Churchill Companion, a compendium of facts.…

Churchill Artist Richard Deane Taylor

24 June 2009 Comments 0 Comments

Can you please tell me who the artist is who created the lovely image of Winston Churchill on your book Churchill by Himself? —M.D., London

With pleasure. He is Richard Deane Taylor, who painted the original for a Collier’s cover in 1951 after Churchill had returned to Downing Street following the General Election. Click here for his virtual gallery.

Mr. Taylor, who died a few years ago, gave permission to use it on the jacket of the British edition of Churchill by Himself, which came to pass.

Unfortunately, while the publishers did make good efforts to lighten his eyes (which in life were very light blue), they cropped the top of WSC’s head, incurring the ire of Lady Soames and this writer, and somewhat spoiling the effect, although they have promised to fix this in the second edition—”if there is one.”…