Masterly and comprehensive ... Professor Cannadine establishes the links between the guiding intelligence of the statesman and that of the painter so convincingly that it leaves me wondering whether any other aspirant for high public office who doesnt have either a love, knowledge or deep respect for art, should seriously consider limiting the extent of their ambition. * Christopher Le Brun, Artist and President of the Royal Academy * Winston Churchill saw the world with an artists eyes. David Cannadines eloquent introduction, and the sources he has chosen to cite, illuminate the interplay between art, words and politics that shaped this most fascinating individual. * Allen Packwood, Director, Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge * This immensely uplifting and beautifully produced book covers every aspect of Churchill as an artist, and what painting meant to him. What started as therapy soon turned into a lifelong pleasure for Churchill, and David Cannadine brilliantly shows how one cant really understand Churchill without appreciating this vital part of his life. * Professor Andrew Roberts * David Cannadine brings wit, verve and insight into this fascinating theme of the brushwork, wordpower and artistry of a man who lived on the very widest canvas. * Lord Peter Hennessy, Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History, Queen Mary University London * Deeply insightful and always lively, Churchill historian David Cannadine now turns his beady eye to Churchill as painter. The great politician emerges both further enhanced, and more human, as we understand how painting helped banish his black dog and gave his life outside politics meaning and value. * Dame Fiona Reynolds, Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, former Director-General of the National Trust * Elegant and erudite * Literary Review *
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