Sutherland's Portrait of Winston Churchill Sutherland, and Harriet Walter as Lady Churchill. The episode won Lithgow a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Sutherland's Portrait of Winston Churchill In 1954 the English artist Graham Sutherland was commissioned to paint a full-length portrait of Sir Winston Churchill. The 1,000 guinea fee for the painting was funded by donations from members of the House of Commons and House of Lords. The painting was presented to Churchill by both Houses of Parliament at a public ceremony in Westminster Hall on his 80th birthday on 30 November 1954. Churchill hated the portrait. After the
Sir Winston Churchill (schooner) July 1967, she ran aground at Holyhead Harbour, Anglesey but was refloated after four hours. In 1968 a sister ship, "Malcolm Miller" was launched. "Sir Winston Churchill" differed from "Malcolm Miller" in having round topped cabin doors as opposed to square topped doors. A further difference was that the "Sir Winston Churchill" was trimmed slightly lower at the stern - because the concrete ballast had run aft slightly when it was poured during her construction. This difference in trim can be seen in most photographs of the two ships together. "Sir Winston Churchill" entered the 1979 Tall Ships Race with