| Winston Churchill | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Oscar Nemon |
| Year | 2002; 24 years ago (2002) |
| Type | BronzeBust |
| Dimensions | 85 cm × 75 cm × 47 cm (33 in × 30 in × 19 in) |
| Weight | 125 kg |
| Location | Mishkenot Sha’ananim Jerusalem, Israel |
Thebronze bust of formerBritish prime ministerSir Winston Churchill atMishkenot Sha’ananim,Jerusalem was created by portrait sculptorOscar Nemon. Anthony Rosenfelder, together with MK Isaac Herzog, initiated the process of erecting the bust of Churchill in Jerusalem.
The work is located in the Yael Garden, below the historicMishkenot Sha’ananim building, overlooking the walls of theOld City of Jerusalem. It was unveiled by Churchill's great-grandsonRandolph Churchill on November 4, 2012 at a ceremony attended by MKIsaac Herzog,British Ambassador to Israel HEMatthew Gould, British Consul-General to Jerusalem SirVincent Fean, Israel's Ambassador to the Court of St James'sDaniel Taub, Jerusalem MayorNir Barkat, President of theJerusalem Foundation AmbassadorMark Sofer, Chairperson ofMishkenot Sha’ananim Ruth Cheshin, and Anthony Rosenfelder, a trustee of theJerusalem Foundation in the United Kingdom.
The bust is identical to the one that stands in Freedom Court at theFranklin D. Roosevelt Library
The bronze bust is 75 cm wide, 85 cm high, and 47 cm deep and weighs 125 kilograms. It was created using a cast made in 1955 from alife model. The bust is placed on a marble stand engraved withChurchill's words:"There is no limit to the ingenuity of man if it is properly and vigorously applied under conditions of peace and justice."
The initiative for erecting the statue came from Anthony Rosenfelder, a trustee of theJerusalem Foundation, who felt that Israel lacked an appropriate commemoration of Churchill's role in creating the Jewish state.[1][2]
Nemon viewedChurchill as one of the most remarkable personalities of all time and his portraits of him are characterized by an intensity that reveals his admiration for the statesman. He first met him inMarrakesh in 1951 and the two formed a deep friendship.[3]Churchill was his most frequent subject.Nemon wrote that he found him bellicose, challenging, and deliberately provocative. His sculptures go beyond being likenesses of Churchill to comprise a kind of account of his life.[4] In 1955, Nemon created a bronze cast ofChurchill, made from alife model.
The bust was dedicated on November 4, 2012 in the presence of the former prime minister's great-grandsonRandolph Churchill, MKIsaac Herzog,British Ambassador to Israel HEMatthew Gould, British Consul-General to Jerusalem SirVincent Fean, Israel's Ambassador to the Court of St James'sDaniel Taub, Jerusalem MayorNir Barkat, President of theJerusalem Foundation AmbassadorMark Sofer and Chairperson ofMishkenot Sha’ananim Ruth Cheshin.[5][6]
Churchill's bust was installed in Yael's Garden atMishkenot Sha’ananim, overlooking Jerusalem's Old City walls in recognition of his support for a Jewish state.[7]
The bust is identical to the one standing in Freedom Court at theFranklin D. Roosevelt Library,Hyde Park, New York.[citation needed]
