Churchill art on display at Churchill museum

Three members of the Churchill family have created artwork that will be displayed in Fulton's Churchill Museum until Nov. 1.

The artwork is a loan from the family of the late Julian Sandys and from Richard Mahoney of St. Louis and features 17 pieces done by Churchill's daughter Sarah, his nephew John Spencer-Churchill, his granddaughter Edwina Sandys and himself, according to a press release.

The collection includes four portraits of Churchill, six paintings of his funeral, three oil paintings of Churchill's own work and several others, according to the release. Spencer-Churchill created the funeral paintings from memory the following day of the ceremony.

The sculpture "Breakthrough," which has been on display outside the museum since 1990 was created by Edwina Sandys from eight sections of the Berlin Wall. Initially the 4-foot-wide pieces of the wall would have cost $60,000 to $200,000, but officials donated the eight sections as a gift to Westminster College, according to the museum's website.

Also included in the exhibit are a small marble study for "Breakthrough" and two other paintings by Sandys.

The exhibit is precursory to "The Paintings of Sir Winston Churchill" exhibit at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis. That exhibit will be open from Nov. 13 to Feb. 14, 2016.