Churchill and the Roaring Lion portrait

On this day the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, was photographed by Yousuf Karsh after delivering a wartime speech to the Canadian Parliament. During the photo session, which lasted only two minutes, Churchill refused to put down his cigar and Karch had to snatch it from him in order to capture the smoke-free image that he wanted. Churchill is reported as saying, “You can make a roaring lion stand still to be photographed,” and the resulting portrait, with Churchill’s defiant and scowling face, has been known as The Roaring Lion ever since: an instant icon of Britain’s stand against fascism.

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