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Original LIFE Magazine — January 7 1946
Own an authentic original issue of LIFE Magazine from January 7, 1946, featuring Winston Churchill at his easel. Published only months after the end of World War II, this issue captures Churchill in an unusually personal role—as an accomplished painter—while also documenting the difficult transition from war to peace in Europe and America.
- Cover Subject: Winston Churchill painting at his easel
- Inside This Issue: Winston Churchill’s paintings; Europe facing a difficult postwar winter; General George S. Patton laid to rest; veterans returning to college; Wall Street; filmmaker Preston Sturges; and American GIs guarding Nazi war criminals.
- Completeness: Complete original issue, not a reproduction
- Perfect For: Winston Churchill collectors, World War II history enthusiasts, political-history collectors, vintage magazine collectors, and memorable birthday or anniversary gifts
Original LIFE Magazines are authentic issues published between 1936 and 2000.
Pg… 21 The Week’s Events: Grim Europe Faces Winter of Misery
Pg… 23 The Week’s Events: Americans Are Losing the Victory, by John Dos Passos
Pg… 26 The Week’s Events: Editorial: What is “Liberalism”?
Pg… 27 The Week’s Events: Konoye Commits Suicide
Pg… 28 The Week’s Events: General Patton Is Laid to Rest
Pg… 30 The Week’s Events: Girl Pilot Escapes Death in Test Drop of Plane by Chute
Pg… 32 The Week’s Events: The Chiangs Visit Peiping
Pg… 34 The Week’s Events: GIs Keep Prison Watch on Nazi Criminals
Pg… 85 Close–Up: Preston Sturges, by Noel F. Busch
Pg… 67 Photographic Essay: Wall Street, Photographs for LIFE by Herbert Gehr
Pg… 37 Education: Veterans at College
Pg… 44 Art: The Paintings of Winston Churchill
Pg… 57 Theater: The GI “Hamlet”
Pg… 63 Modern Living: Glitter Gloves
Pg… 4 Other Departments: Letters to the Editors
Pg… 10 Other Departments: Speaking of Pictures: Carole Landis Dances Behind a Flaming Paper Hoop
Pg… 15 Other Departments: LIFE’s Reports: Oldest Man in U.S. Dies
Pg… 96 Other Departments: LIFE Goes to an Imperial Duck Hunt
Pg… 100 Other Departments: Miscellany: Parrot Prodigy
