John Spencer-Churchill (artist)
John Spencer-Churchill | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 May 1909 London, England |
| Died | 23 June 1992 (aged 83) London, England |
| Resting place | Bladon, West Oxfordshire |
| Education | Harrow School |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Oxford |
| Spouses | Angela Culme Seymour
(m. 1934; div. 1938)Mary Cookson
(m. 1941; div. 1953)Kathlyn Tandy
(m. 1953; died 1957)Lullan Janson Boston
(m. 1958; div. 1972) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | John Spencer-Churchill Lady Gwendoline Theresa Mary Bertie |
| Family | Spencer-Churchill |
John George Spencer-Churchill (31 May 1909 – 23 June 1992) was an English painter, sculptor, and stockbroker who was the nephew of Sir Winston Churchill.[1]
Early life
Spencer-Churchill was the son of
His paternal grandparents were
His maternal grandparents were Montagu Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon and Gwendoline Mary Dormer, the daughter of James Charlemagne Dormer, a British Army officer.
Career
Spencer-Churchill was educated at Harrow School and Pembroke College, Oxford. Following his graduation, he worked for the London stock exchange firm of Vickers da Costa, where his father was a partner.[1]
He was taken under the wing of
He painted for Lady Churchill at Chartwell on many projects, doing murals and friezes that exist today.[4]
He served in the
In 1961 he published his memoir, Crowded Canvas.[5] The New York Times described the book as telling the first 50 years of his life, and as for the future, it quoted him stating: "The First Duke of Marlborough was 52 when he fought the Battle of Blenheim. My uncle was 64 when he attained his greatest role. I still have time for the uplands of greater achievement"[5]
Personal life
On 13 May 1934, he married Angela Mary Culme-Seymour (1912–2012) in Portofino, Italy.[6] She was the daughter of Major George Culme-Seymour, who was killed during the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915, and Janet Beatrix Orr-Ewing, and the granddaughter of Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, 3rd Baronet.[7] The family lived briefly with the Winston Churchills at Chartwell, before returning to Spain but the marriage did not last long, for Angela formed a relationship with a Frenchman, René Guillet de Chatellus whom she married in 1948.[7] Before their divorce in 1938, they were the parents of:[1]
- Sarah Cornelia Spencer-Churchill (b. 1935), who married James Colin Crewe (1922–2015), the son of Major James Hugh Hamilton Crewe and Lady Annabel Hungerford Crewe-Milnes, on 19 November 1957; they had a son and two daughters.[8] She married, secondly, John Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton, son of Alexander Baring, 6th Baron Ashburton and Hon. Doris Mary Thérèse Harcourt, in 1987.
In 1941, he married Mary Cookson. After that marriage was dissolved in 1953, he married Mrs. Kathlyn Tandy (d. 1957). After his third wife's death in 1957, he married Lullan (née Janson) Boston in 1958. His fourth marriage was dissolved 1972.[1]
References
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Vickers, Hugo (9 July 1992). "Obituary: John Spencer Churchill". The Independent. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ Freemantle, Anne (21 January 1962). "Including Uncle Winnie". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ Burrows & Wallace
- ^ Frances Spaldinng, '20th Century Painters and Sculptors', Dictionary of British Art, vol.VI, (Antique Collectors Club, 1990)
- ^ a b "Books – Authors". The New York Times. 21 November 1961. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ Bannister, Matthew (12 February 2012). "Angela Culme-Seymour Obituary on BBC Radio 4's Last Word". BBC. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Angela Culme-Seymour". The Daily Telegraph. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Q.H. CREWE WEDS MARTHA L. SHARP; Couple Attended by Eight at Their Nuptials in Chapel of St. Bartholomew's". The New York Times. 21 April 1956. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- Sources
- ISBN 0-195-11634-8.
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