December 6, 2009 – February 21, 2010
On Saturday, the 5th of December, 2009, Lady Soames will officially open the first exhibition of paintings by her father, Winston S. Churchill, at Sophienholm, near Copenhagen, in Denmark. The exhibition, entitled The Painter: Winston Churchill, will run from 6 December 2009 through 21 February 2010. The principal feature of the show will be over 30 Churchill paintings, some provided by Lady Soames. In addition, the exhibition will contain many documents and photos of about Churchill’s life and his love of painting.
Benedicte Bojesen is the curator at Sophienholm (http://www.sophienholm.dk/side.asp?ID=50), and Churchill Centre member Niels Bjerre will oversee the documentary part of the exhibition.
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