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The Roaring Lion
1941 photograph of Winston Churchill / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Churchill portrait. For the Trinidadian calypsonian, see Roaring Lion. For the racehorse, see Roaring Lion (horse).
The Roaring Lion is a black and white photographic portrait of a 67-year-old Winston Churchill as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The portrait was taken in 1941 by Armenian-Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh in the Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[1]
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The Roaring Lion | |
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Winston Churchill | |
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Artist | Yousuf Karsh |
Year | 1941 (1941) |
Medium | Photograph |
Dimensions | 30.8 cm (12.1 in) × 24.0 cm (9.4 in) |
Location | Ottawa, Canada ![]() |
Collection | Library and Archives Canada ![]() |
Accession No. | MIKAN 3915740 ![]() |
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