Statue of Winston Churchill (Washington, D.C.)


A portrait sculpture of Winston Churchill by William M. McVey is installed outside the British Embassy in Washington, D.C., United States. It is constructed of cast bronze, in small percentage larger-than-life.

History

It was unveiled by United States Secretary of State Dean Rusk, on 9 April 1966.
A model is in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Symbolism

Leaning lightly on a walking stick, he is holding up his hallmark finger gesture of the "victory" sign, widely seen first in Victory in Europe Day, 1945.
The accompanying plaque notes that one of Churchill's feet is on American soil and one on British Embassy grounds, symbolizing his dual British-American ancestry and his work towards the maintenance of the Anglo-American alliance.