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Q. Did the British Parliament commission Graham Sutherland to paint a full-length portrait of Sir Winston Churchill in 1954 as a way of giving the then prime minister a reality check of his condition?A. Sir Winston Churchill was honored at the opening of parliament in 1954 which coincided with his 80th birthday. The portrait was commissioned by both houses of parliament as a tribute for his service. While the portrait was unveiled by the opposition leader Clement Attlee, it was not meant to discredit him. He accepted the gift with grace. Although his wife Clementine thought otherwise.Portrait of Prime Minister Winston Churchill painted in 1955 at the age of eighty-one, during his second term as Prime Minister by the artist, Bernard Hailstone. Churchill sat informally to the artist in his famous siren suit, the outfit he habitually wore during his wartime leadership. 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The 1,000 guinea fee for the painting was funded by donations from members of the House of Commons and House of Lords. The painting was presented to Churchill by both Houses of Parliament at a public ceremony in Westminster Hall on his 80th birthday on 30 November 1954.Churchill hated the portrait. After the public presentation, the painting was taken to his country home at Chartwell but was not put on display. After the death of Lady Churchill in 1977, it became clear that she had the painting destroyed some months after it was delivered.BackgroundChurchill was an elder statesman in 1954, then towards the end of his second period as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Sutherland had a reputation as a modernist painter with some recent successful portraits, such as Somerset Maugham in 1949. He was drawn to capturing the real person: some sitters considered his disinclination to flattery as a form of cruelty or disparagement.Sutherland and Churchill had very different conceptions of the painting. Churchill hoped to be depicted in his robes as a Knight of the Garter, but the commission specified that he should be shown in his usual parliamentary dress – a black morning coat, with waistcoatand striped trousers, and a spotted bow tie.PreparationSutherland made charcoal sketches of Churchill at a handful of sittings at Chartwell from August 1954, concentrating on Churchill's hands and face, and then made some oil studies. Sutherland also worked from photographs by Elsbeth Juda. He took his preliminary materials back to his studio to create the final work on a large square canvas, the shape chosen to figuratively represent Churchill's solidity, reflecting a remark that Churchill made, "I am a rock".The pose, with Churchill grasping the arms of his chair, recalls the statue of US President Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. Churchill is shown scowling, slightly slumped forward, surrounded by wintry grey, brown and black tones. Sutherland was reluctant to discuss the work in progress with Churchill and showed the subject few of his working materials. Churchill's wife thought it was a good resemblance – "really quite alarmingly like him" – but also said it made him look too cross, while recognising that it was a familiar expression. Churchill's son Randolph thought the portrait made him look "disenchanted".Winston Churchill by Graham Sutherland pencil and wash, 1954ReceptionChurchill's wife viewed the completed portrait on 20 November 1954 and took a photograph back to her husband. It was his first view of the work, and he was deeply upset. He described it to Lord Moran as "filthy" and "malignant", and complained that it made him “look like a down-and-out drunk who has been picked out of the gutter in the Strand.” With only 10 days to go, he sent a note to Sutherland stating that "the painting, however masterly in execution, is not suitable" and declaring that the ceremony would go ahead without it. Sutherland maintained that he honestly painted what he saw. MP Charles Doughty persuaded Churchill that the presentation had to go ahead, to avoid offending the donors.The presentation ceremony at Westminster Hall was recorded by the BBC. In his acceptance speech, Churchill remarked on the unprecedented honour shown to him and described the painting (in a remark often considered a backhanded compliment) as "a remarkable example of modern art", combining "force and candour". Other reactions were mixed; some critics praised the strength of its likeness, but others condemned it as a disgrace. While Aneurin Bevan, a Labour MP and one of Churchill's critics, called it, "A beautiful work", Lord Hailsham, one of Churchill's Conservative colleagues and a friend, called it "disgusting".The painting was intended to hang in the Houses of Parliament after Churchill's death, but it had been given to Churchill as a personal gift, and he took it away to Chartwell, where it was never displayed. Requests to borrow the painting for exhibitions of Sutherland's work were refused. In 1978, it was reported that Lady Churchill had destroyed the painting within a year of its arrival at Chartwell, by breaking it into pieces and having them incinerated, to avoid causing further distress to her husband. Lady Churchill had destroyed earlier portraits of her husband that she disliked, including sketches by Walter Sickert and Paul Maze. In fact, Lady Churchill had hidden the portrait in the cellars at Chartwell, and employed her private secretary Grace Hamblin and Hamblin's brother to remove it in the middle of the night and burn it in a remote location.Many commentators were aghast at the destruction of a work of art, and Sutherland condemned it as an act of vandalism; others upheld the Churchills' right to dispose of their property as they saw fit.Some preparatory sketches for Sutherland's painting are held by the National Portrait Gallery, London. It is thought that a copy of the portrait is held at the Carlton Club, also in London, although it is not on display. The Beaverbrook Art Gallery also has a number of studies Sutherland did in preparation for the portrait in its collection.Winston Churchill by Graham Sutherland oil on canvas, 1954Cultural referencesWithin the events of the Netflix series The Crown, the ninth episode of the first season dramatizes the creation, unveiling, and destruction of the portrait starring John Lithgow as Sir Winston Churchill, Stephen Dillane as Graham Sutherland, and Harriet Walter as Lady Churchill. The episode won Lithgow a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.Winston Churchill Receives Portrait by Graham Sutherland (1954)Westminster's Day Of Majesty (1954)As part of his 1954 birthday celebration, Winston Churchill receives Graham Sutherland's portrait at Westminster Hall in London. "The portrait is a remarkable example of modern art," says Churchill with a sarcastic undertone (he had previously tried to reject the portrait), which draws a laugh from the crowd. The original Graham Sutherland Winston Churchill portrait can be seen in this video. It was never displayed in public and Churchill's wife Clementine would later have it burned.What I Learned From Winston Churchill and ‘The Crown’This 1979 “sand painting” attempts to reproduce Sutherland's painting of Churchill, “a remarkable example of modern art”. Lady Churchill had the original destroyed. (Source: Brian Pike, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)Tod WornerThe artist was standing before a bulldog.And both of them knew it.His subject stood dressed in his stately parliamentary attire. Cigar champed between his teeth, his eyes periodically glowering when they were not searching the artist’s face and hands. Impatiently, he shifted from one foot to the other. The bulldog wasn’t sure he trusted this modern artist.Graham Sutherland by Irving Penn gelatin silver print, 1950For in 1954, Graham Sutherland had accepted a sizable commission. He was asked to paint a portrait of Prime Minister Winston Churchill.The occasion for the portrait was Churchill’s 80th birthday. Serving his second term as Great Britain’s Prime Minister, both Houses of Parliament raised a large sum of money to secure the skills of a celebrated artist. Graham Sutherland was deemed worthy and subsequently charged with artistically immortalizing the iconic victor of World War II. Though Sutherland was aware of the mettle of which Churchill was still made, it was clear that the Prime Minister had aged appreciably with accustomed weight gain and physical frailties. And so, Churchill’s interest in a flattering remembrance of “his finest hour” was quite keen.What actually transpired in the sessions held between Graham Sutherland and Winston Churchill is surely lost to history, but the Netflix series (The Crown) about Queen Elizabeth II and Winston Churchill does its level best to poignantly help us to imagine.In the ninth episode (out of ten episodes in Season 1) called Assassins, we witness the initial exchange between the reserved artist and the brash Prime Minister. Both figures are guarded and deftly sizing one another up.Churchill: So, where do you want me? So, will we be engaged in flattery or reality? Are you going to paint me as a cherub or a bulldog? I imagine there are a great number of Mr. Churchill’s.Sutherland: Yes, indeed there are.Churchill: Well, as you search for him, perhaps I can implore you not to feel the need to be too accurate.Sutherland: Why? Accuracy is truth.Churchill: No. For accuracy we have the camera. Painting is the higher art.Churchill recognizes not only has his body tired, mind slowed and weight climbed, but moreover that his indispensable role as the roaring lion of 1940 has passed. He fears that, in spite of his continued hold on the Prime Minister’s position, his power is increasingly ceremonial and phantom…that his age has defeated him. And the stroke of an artist’s brush, if not assiduously coaxed, may tell this story without mercy.Sutherland, on the other hand, feels there is mercy in tenderly surrendering to the inevitable truths (warts, Churchill may call them) of age, that our heroes are human, and that proud ideals are more easily approached when we sense their accompanying twinges of sadness and musty decay.The ideal inspires, leads and ennobles says one. The real humanizes, humbles and assures says the other.In another scene, not allowed to see the portrait in the making, Churchill would badger with a touch of anxious anticipation. Could he give advice to Sutherland to better represent his finer points? Could he help him shave of the bad and smooth over rough edges? After all, Churchill would remind:I find in general people have very little understanding of who they are. One has to turn a blind eye to so much of oneself in order to get through life.When Sutherland gently insists that the artist’s call is to draw out and represent the good as well as the bad, Churchill huffs:Just concentrate on the good, and all will be well. You’re not just painting me, you know. You’re painting the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and everything that great office represents. Democracy. Freedom. The highest ideals of government and leadership. Just remember that.As the sessions continued and the day of presentation drew near, Churchill grew more apprehensive. He began to research Sutherland’s style and questioned him on it, playfully and then, pointedly. Likewise, Sutherland analyzed some of Churchill’s paintings and responded in kind. The resulting dialogue was a pinnacle of poignancy that captured the ideal beauty of art fed by the deep pain of reality.Churchill: Do you think I’ll like it?Sutherland: I think that’s possibly too much to ask for. But I do take comfort from the fact that your own work is so honest and revealing.Churchill: Oh, thank you for the compliment. Well, are there any works that you’re referring to in particular?Sutherland: I was thinking especially of the goldfish pond here at Chartwell.Churchill: The pond? Why the pond? It’s just a pond.Sutherland: It’s very much more than that. As borne out by the fact that you’ve returned to it again and again. More than twenty times.Churchill: Well, yes, because it’s such a technical challenge. It eludes me.Sutherland: Well perhaps you elude yourself, sir. That’s why it’s more revealing than a self-portrait.Churchill: Oh, that’s nonsense. It’s the water, the play of light. The trickery. The fish, down below.Sutherland: I think all our work is unintentionally revealing and I find it especially so with your pond. Beneath the tranquility and the elegance and the light playing on the surface, I saw honesty and pain, terrible pain. The framing itself, indicated to me that you wanted us to see something beneath all the muted colors, deep down in the water. Terrible despair. Hiding like a Leviathan. Like a sea monster.Churchill: You saw all that?Sutherland: Yes, I did.Churchill: Perhaps that says more about you than me?Sutherland: Perhaps.Churchill: May I ask you a question, Mr. Sutherland? It’s about one of your paintings. It’s about the one you call “Pastoral”. With all that gnarled and twisted wood. Those great ugly dabs of black. I found something malevolent in it. Where did that come from?Sutherland: Well, that’s very perceptive. That was a very dark time. My... my son, John, passed away, aged two months.Churchill: Oh my. I am sorry.Sutherland: Yes. Thank you. You have five, yes?Churchill: Four. Marigold was the fifth. She left us at age two years, nine months. Septicemia.Sutherland: I’m so sorry. I had no idea.Churchill: We settled on the name Marigold, on account of her wonderful golden curls. The most extraordinary color. Regretfully, but though perhaps mercifully, I was not present when she died. When I came home, Clemmie roared like a wounded animal. We bought Chartwell a year after Marigold died. That was when... I put in the pond.For a moment, in grief, the artist and the bulldog understood one another. For a moment, they were unlikely brothers. Their art served as an outlet that both obscured and revealed the depths of their despair. The brushstrokes painted images of ideal beauty, yet very real woe.When Graham Sutherland’s painting was unveiled before Parliament, benefactors and Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister was mortified. In it, he saw decay and demoralization. Privately, he called the portrait malignant and had it cut up and burned. Sutherland, however, saw the lion of Britain no less heroic … only tempered by the bittersweet surety of age.Both men went their separate ways.Indeed.And then, both began to paint again.(The Crown, a brilliant series, is available only on Netflix.)Graham Sutherland – Stone in Estuary, 1935 (Left) / Landscape with Rocks, 1944 (Right) – image courtesy of Lucy Johnson galleryPhilip Mould | Historical Portraits | Sir Winston Churchill PM | Bernard Hailstone |Portrait of Sir Winston Churchill KG (1874-1965) Oil and CanvasThis important portrait is a rare life study of Churchill painted in 1955. It shows him at the age of eighty-one, during his second term as Prime Minister, and was painted during sittings for his last commissioned portrait. The artist, Bernard Hailstone, had been commissioned to portray Churchill as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, the ancient union of Sandwich, Dover, Hythe, Romney and Hastings. The finished full-length portrait is in the collection of the Imperial War Museum, and shows Churchill in full dress uniform and decorations. The present sketch, however, shows Churchill as he sat informally to the artist in his famous siren suit, the outfit he habitually wore during his wartime leadership.The success of the present portrait in showing Churchill’s character and indefatigable spirit (despite the fact that by then he had suffered three successive strokes) was no small achievement, for the Prime Minister was by no means an easy sitter. Churchill was hard to please, and the Hailstone portrait was in part an attempt to succeed where Graham Sutherland’s earlier portrait of 1954 had so famously failed. When Sutherland’s portrait was unveiled to Parliament in 1954 Churchill made a civil acceptance speech, but privately called it ‘filthy’ and ‘malignant’. His wife Clementine likened the image to a ‘gross and cruel monster’. The painting disappeared, and it was only in 1979 that the national press revealed Clementine had burnt it.Churchill took matters into his own hands, and stormed into studio of Bernard Hailstone, by then a well-established society portraitist, demanding that he execute an alternative portrait: ‘It was a Friday afternoon’ the artist recalled, ‘and I was up in the attic, arranging it as a studio, when Sir Winston came in. “Graham Sutherland”, he snarled, “made me look like some half dead thing. I’m not, am I?”’. Hailstone found Churchill a frustrating sitter, ‘[he] refused to sit for very long at a time and was constantly moving. As a matter of fact he was dictating his “History of The English Speaking Peoples” as I was trying to paint him, and we eventually came to some sort of agreement involving sign language…the hand turned sideways, veering to either right or left, was the indication of where I wanted his head to move”’.The resulting portrait therefore captured Churchill as he saw himself. Churchill’s concern over his own image is reflected in his famous remark that history would be kind to him ‘because I shall write it.’ And his experience with Sutherland was repeated with the sculptor Oscar Nemon, whose first attempt at a bust was struck down with the angry denunciation that it made the sitter look like a ‘shifty warmonger’. The present head study is however remarkably personable. This is Churchill behind the public facade.As an artist, Hailstone was an apposite choice for Churchill. Hailstone’s whole persona conveyed optimism; his gregariousness was much commented upon by his sitters, who included members of the Royal Family (Princess Anne, Prince Charles, and Queen Elizabeth II - in 1978) as well as cultural heavyweights such as Peter Ustinov and Sir Laurence Olivier. His ability to convey charisma derived from observation of nuanced facial expression, and he often surrounded his still sitter with a body of impressionistic brushwork which lent entire compositions animation. In this case, artist and sitter got along well, and both Churchill and Clementine praised Hailstone’s achievement.Hailstone’s own career trajectory was an eccentric one. As a member of the Auxiliary Fire Services, he began painting scenes of the Blitz and the Royal Academy featured them in an exhibition. This attracted the attention of Kenneth Clarke, who asked Hailstone to represent the Merchant Navy an Official War Artist. With typically enterprising spirit he requested a posting to the Far East to paint Lord Mountbatten and his Chiefs of Staff. After the war he focussed entirely on portraiture.This picture was purchased from the artist by a member of Churchill’s family, from whom it has passed by descent. The quirk of its date – a fudged 1957 – needs explanation however. It is reported by the present owner that it was reframed by Hailstone in 1967 and he mistakenly dated it that year. Remembering the true date of 1955, he felt that it was easier to change the 6 than the 7 – accordingly one digit remains erroneous. Two replica versions of this preparatory study are recorded, however they lack the vitality of the original.Portrait art has never been more pointlessWhy does mention of portraiture make me snort with derision? For the sitter, to have one's portrait painted is to indulge in a preposterous bit of self-aggrandisement, while to be a jobbing portrait painter is to exercise the lucrative employment of one's skills in a manner that has nothing to do with contemporary art. To champion portrait painting is to hark back to a 19th-century view of what matters in art, just as to visit the National Portrait Gallery is to enter an archive of social history rather than an art gallery. But isn't there something perverse about this view? I know Jean-Paul Sartre told us that hell is other people, but on the whole we tend not to be so misanthropic. We like people a lot, and whether or not we have met them personally, we gain particular satisfaction from knowing what they look like.Among the genres of art we find outlined in traditional academic theory, landscape appears to be the one with the largest and most immediate contemporary purchase on our imagination. While Joshua Reynolds might have been thinking only of painting when he discussed 'landskips' in his Discourses on Art, the category now encompasses a far wider range of activities, from Richard Long's walks to the wheat crop recently grown and harvestedon a disused railway siding in Dalston, East London, by the Hungarian-American artist Agnes Denes.Alongside landscape, that other minor category, portraiture, seems to be much less secure in its status. The act of commissioning a portrait is something few of us will do – it being restricted to those with more money than is good for them. There are more photographic images of individuals around than ever before – perhaps because of that, and the ease with which still more can be generated, the idea of producing a composed portrait strikes me as increasingly pointless. Even when we do encounter such a thing, we don't always assume that what we're looking at is a portrait. Why is it, for example, that when walking round the current Elizabeth Peyton exhibition at the Whitechapel Art Gallery – an exhibition consisting largely of paintings of people – it doesn't seem right to classify it as a show of portraiture?The people Peyton paints are famous, and their faces can be seen everywhere in countless photographs. So, one of the main functions of the portrait – producing a likeness – is rendered irrelevant because we really don't need Peyton to show us what Liam Gallagher looks like. If her work is interesting it's because it goes beyond this, allowing us to see Gallagher not only as an individual, but as signifying pervasive features of our cultural environment, a screen upon which we can project our own desires and fears. Which is to say, it is not a portrait at all, but what Reynolds would have called a history painting: the most important kind of art there is.Reynolds's preferred term was, in fact, poetical painting. That is, painting that generalises a specific person in an imaginative and instructive way. When Charlotte Corday went to stab the French revolutionary Marat, he was sitting in his bath because that was the only way he could get relief for the chronic skin condition from which he suffered. He was definitely not the smooth-skinned, muscle-bound, Michelangelo-esque demi-god depicted by Jacques-Louis David in his famous painting of the murdered man. Likewise, when Gerhard Richter paints his aunt Marianne from an old family snapshot – a painting shown in the exhibition of his portraits at the National Portrait Gallery earlier this year – what makes it overwhelmingly powerful is the knowledge that some time after the photo was taken she was placed in a mental home and subsequently murdered by the Nazis as part of their euthanasia programme to improve the nation's health.The figure in history is what matters. As with landscape, portraiture becomes pertinent when it breaks out of its straightjacket and offers something more than a tastefully composed and skilfully executed representation of someone. This is not to say that painting can't matter in either landscape or portraiture, it's just that it can no longer be a necessary and sufficient condition. Witness the contrasting tales of two men in Trafalgar Square. Nicholas Penny, director of the National Gallery, has expressed regret at the spectacle of Antony Gormley's One and Other project outside his hallowed doors. Sandy Nairne, director of the adjacent National Portrait Gallery, has himself stood on the fourth plinth. There is a live feed from the plinth relayed to a screen in the portrait gallery's foyer in recognition of the fact that, along with such things as tagged photos on Facebook, this parade of randomly selected humanity is as much as anything else the contemporary face of portraiture.Portrait – Art Term | TateBritish School 17th century The Cholmondeley Ladies c.1600–10 TatePortraiture is a very old art form going back at least to ancient Egypt, where it flourished from about 5,000 years ago. Before the invention of photography, a painted, sculpted, or drawn portrait was the only way to record the appearance of someone.But portraits have always been more than just a record. They have been used to show the power, importance, virtue, beauty, wealth, taste, learning or other qualities of the sitter. Portraits have almost always been flattering, and painters who refused to flatter, such as William Hogarth, tended to find their work rejected. A notable exception was Francisco Goya in his apparently bluntly truthful portraits of the Spanish royal family.Among leading modern artists portrait painting on commission, that is to order, became increasingly rare. Instead artists painted their friends and lovers in whatever way they pleased. Most of Picasso’s pictures of women, for example, however bizarre, can be identified as portraits of his lovers. At the same time, photography became the most important medium of traditional portraiture, bringing what was formerly an expensive luxury product affordable for almost everyone. Since the 1990s artists have also used video to create living portraits. But portrait painting continues to flourish.The importance of portrait painting in today's society.Susan Boone DurkeePortrait Painter specializing in Traditional Classic Portraiture for over 25 years6 articles"There is no greater work of Art then a great Portrait" Henry JamesAn oil Portrait lives forever! The portrait symbolizes the value and worth of the individual in society. To capture a loved one or to honor a special individual on canvas is a timeless human need and expression. An oil portrait, unlike a photograph, has so much room for expression and power, passion and harmony, and life. Today, Portraiture is more important than ever. In a world becoming less and less sensitive to the human condition, the more important portraiture becomes for preserving our humanity, culture, care and love. Mankind has an inherent need to love and honor, as an art form, only portraiture can accomplish this.Portrait painting - WikipediaPortrait painting is a genre in painting, where the intent is to depict a human subject. The term 'portrait painting' can also describe the actual painted portrait. Portraitists may create their work by commission, for public and private persons, or they may be inspired by admiration or affection for the subject. Portraits are often important state and family records, as well as remembrances.The official Chinese court portrait painting of Empress Cao (wife of Emperor Renzong) of Song Dynasty, 11th centuryHistorically, portrait paintings have primarily memorialized the rich and powerful. Over time, however, it became more common for middle-class patrons to commission portraits of their families and colleagues. Today, portrait paintings are still commissioned by governments, corporations, groups, clubs, and individuals. In addition to painting, portraits can also be made in other media such as etching, lithography, photography, video and digital media.Anthony van Dyck, Charles I in Three Positions, 1635-1636, shows profile, full face and three-quarter views, to send to Bernini in Rome, who was to sculpt a bust from this model.Sutherland's portrait of ChurchillSaturday, 13 May, 2017In June 2016 (see previous article), Alistair Lexden published an article about Graham Sutherland’s acclaimed, but deeply controversial portrait of Winston Churchill. Presented to him on his eightieth birthday, 30 November 1954, the picture was later destroyed on his wife’s instructions. (A copy was later made and given to the Carlton Club, but it is not on display.)A programme about the portrait and its destruction is being made for broadcast on Sky Arts; it is expected to be shown towards the end of the year. On 11 May Alistair Lexden was interviewed at some length in Westminster Hall where the portrait was presented in front of a large group of MPs, peers and distinguished guests. He described the ceremony itself, which concluded with a well-known speech of thanks from Churchill. He devoted just two terse sentences to this “remarkable example of modern art”; a finely produced volume, containing the names of the parliamentarians who had contributed to the cost which was also presented to him, received lavish praise. No one was in any doubt about his dislike of the portrait.Alistair Lexden also explained how Sutherland came to be commissioned by an all-party committee of MPs in July 1954 and how work progressed with Sutherland and Churchill establishing a friendship which was shattered when Churchill saw a photograph of the portrait a few days before it was due to be presented. He tried to get the presentation cancelled. His hatred of the picture became all-consuming. Lady Churchill’s secretary and her brother burned it at the latter’s house near Chartwell in 1955 or 1956.Graham Sutherland – Western Hills, 1938-1941 – image via Financial Times8 Lost Masterpieces of ArtSecret of Winston Churchill's unpopular Sutherland portrait revealedThe true fate of Sir Winston Churchill's Sutherland portrait has come to light, finally unravelling the mystery of its controversial disappearance.The portrait of Sir Winston Churchill by Graham SutherlandBy Hannah Furness, Arts correspondent10:47AM BST 10 Jul 2015As 80th birthday presents go, it was one of the more awkward in political history: a portrait described as making its subject look "half-witted" and famously destroyed by his disapproving wife.Now, decades later, the true fate of Sir Winston Churchill's Sutherland portrait has come to light, finally unravelling the mystery of its controversial disappearance.The painting, hated by Sir Winston's family, was until now understood to have been disposed of by Clementine Churchill, who strove to carefully control the politician's reputation after his death.But a tape stored unnoticed in an archive has revealed the full story behind its disappearance.In fact, the painting was taken out in the dead of night by Lady Churchill's loyal private secretary, driven by her older brother to a country house and burned so far away from the road that nobody ever noticed.The conspiring women later took a vow never to reveal what happened, to avoid anyone being unfairly blamed for using their initiative to carry out Lady Churchill's wishes.Sonia Purnell, a historian who has written a biography of Sir Winston's wife, said the account, from Grace Hamblin, had been recorded onto tape before her death and sealed, lying largely unnoticed by scholars ever since.Clementine Hozier with fiancee Winston Churchill, one week before their marriage in 1908 (Alamy)Speaking at the Telegraph's Ways With Words festival, she said the recording was "probably not looked at until I stumbled across it" at the Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge, giving the first full account of the destruction."There have been lots of rumours about it," she told an audience in Dartington, Devon."Clementine asked Grace Hamblin, her secretary at Chartwell: 'What do we do Grace? We've got to get rid of it'."It had been hidden in a sort of cellar at Chartwell. Grace thought about what to do."It was very, very heavy, so she got her big burly brother over to Chartwell in the dead of night, and they carried it out of Chartwell into her brother's van. I think her brother was a landscape gardener or something like that."They put it in the back of his van and drove to his house several miles away, and then scurried round the side of his house into the back garden, built a huge bonfire and put it on so that no-one could see it from the street."The next day, she told Clementine what she'd done and Clementine said: 'We'll never tell anyone about this because after I go I don't want anyone blaming you. But believe me, you did exactly as I wouldhave wanted'."Grace, who died in 2002 aged 94, was described as the "greatly loved and ever efficient private secretary of Winston and Clementine Churchill for more than 40 years".She went on to run Chartwell and became a curator when it was passed to the National Trust and has gone down in history for her discretion and loyal devotion to the Churchill family. Among her tasks was to finally confirm to the public that the Sutherland portrait had indeed been destroyed.A 1978 newspaper article, confirming the loss of the painting, said: "This was done on her own initiative by Lady Churchill before Sir Winston's death."She neither consulted anyone, nor informed anyone, of her intention."The painting, by Graham Sutherland, was commissioned by members of the House of Commons and House of Lords to mark Sir Winston's 80th birthday.When it was first unveiled, Sir Winston archly described it as "a remarkable example of modern art" to laughter from his audience.Sutherland later described the disposal of the portrait as an "act of vandalism"."Clementine's work, in the last few years of her life, was all about protecting his [Sir Winston's] legacy," said Purnell. "When his career was no longer important, it was his legacy that counted."Just as she was fastidious in promoting his career, so she did the same with his legacy."She saw that painting as not being the kind of heroic, warrior statesmankind of image she wanted to project."So she was ruthless about it; it had to go."She added that the recording of the confession had gone under the radar of biographers until now because historians have been so focused on archives relating to Sir Winston himself.Her book, First Lady: The Life and Wars of Clementine Churchill, details Miss Hamblin's account of the incident, saying: "I destroyed it but Lady C and I decided we would not tell anyone. She was thinking of me."The biography was awarded five stars by the Telegraph and is out now.Graham Sutherland – The Fly, 1978 – image courtesy of Goldmark GalleryBy PETER HITCHENS FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAYPUBLISHED: 00:53 BST, 12 July 2015Facing the truth about a legendNow at last we have absolute confirmation that Graham Sutherland’s ruthlessly honest portrait of Sir Winston Churchill was indeed burned because the great man’s wife, Clementine, couldn’t bear to look at it. You can see why. It’s not flattering. But no good portrait is flattering.Now at last we have absolute confirmation that Graham Sutherland’s ruthlessly honest portrait of Sir Winston Churchill was indeed burned because the great man’s wife, Clementine, couldn’t bear to look at itBy the time it was painted, Sir Winston, like the country he had led, was failing, weakened by disappointment and fearful of the future. The picture showed that truth. We still do not like to admit it.Graham Vivian Sutherland / United Kingdom 1903 - 1980 Abstract Art, Neo-romanticism

Let’s look at Virat Kohli’s scores to know how he started his career in each of the formats.10 runs in his debut match of first class cricket vs Tamilnadu12 off 22 balls in his first International ODI vs Sri Lanka4 & 15 runs in his first test match vs West Indies.And as of now every one is wondering like “How come Virat Kohli is so succesful”.From 10,12,4,15 to becoming a brand in himself.( I don’t want this answer to be written in conventional way by stating some good points about virat & there by declaring him as the best. So, i would like to mention some quotes by the man himself & by others about virat in various situations to let u know who he really is & some real incidents happened in virat’s career & life to appreciate the said point andA single quality or a single incident does not make a person successful or great but series of incidents & qualities does. As a result of all these, the answer will be longgg, so read patiently & i’m sure u’ll remember one or two things from this answer, that’ll make a difference in u’r life, some day at some point of time. At last, if u think still it doesn’t make any, then sorry for u’r valuable time.)Here we go, with the attributes that transformed Kohli from an ordinary man to a “super human” in cricket and the things which we can learn from Virat.1. Being the best at what u’r doing :“There’s no point putting in so much effort into one thing and not have the desire to be the best” - Virat KohliThis statement is so deep that if u give a food for thought. U won’t just settle and let things happen to u in u’r daily life.Instead u’ll try to become the best & the master at whatever u’r doing.While u,me and most of the players wish to be the best. Virat will do whatever it takes to be the best.We just wish but he will make it happen.That’s differs him from the croud.“If i’m sacrificing so much to do what i’m doing now, I want to be the best i can be” - VKHe is the best, Period.(The averages will differ now, but the point highlighted here is he’s the only batsman to have 50+ avg across formats)Well, we are also sacrificing so much to do what we ought to do, then why aren’t we aiming for the best?2. Passionate like anything :Cricket is not just a game for him, It’s his Passion.“The importance that the sport holds in my life is very very high and it’s above anything else, that’s something I always wanted to do and that is one thing that doesn’t stop me from working hard everyday. i play cricket with lot of dignity,passion and hard work.” - VKCricket gave him life. He acknowledges the fact & have that level of dignity & passion over his profession,one can ever have.3. No playing for the sake of playing, he plays to win.Ever saw any innings of him playing without any energy or enthusiasm even the match is on the verge of losing. Because, he plays to win.“It’s different kind of high, that’s something it’s like a drug you know you wanna go after that feeling again & again, you know that feeling of victory. That’s something u can’t experience without actually being in the moment” - VK1st Test, Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Adelaide, Dec 9-13, 2014Dhoni is injured.So, Kohli took the reins as test captain for the first time.Aus 1st innings - 517/8Ind 1st Innings - 444 alloutAus 2nd innings - 290/5 declIndia’s target was 364, to be chased on 5th day.The highest 4th innings chases by india in overseas :406 vs west Indies - 1976264 vs sri Lanka - 2001Any captain would have gone for draw on the fifth day as the target is big & u’r facing the australian bowlers.But,this is what kohli said to his team members on the fourth day of the test."Whatever target they give us tomorrow, we're going for it. If there's any hesitation or anyone wants to oppose it, you tell me right now, or we go to our rooms knowing we're going to meet the target.”India were on 57/2 when kohli came for batting. He scored 141 off 175 balls & went to build 185 runs partnership with vijay for 3rd wicket.Everything is fine until vijay got out on 242/2 & it became 242/3, 242/4, 277/5, 299/6. Kohli has to depart at 304 as 7th wicket and india got all out for 315.India lost by 48 runs.But, what kohli has to say about this test match -"The best Test I have been part of"What made him to say that even though he had been part of many successful test matches in which the india won -Bcoz he tried till he can, gave his best, & the main part is he didn’t settle for what the circumstances has to offer, he challenged those & went on to almost win the game.This is what makes the winners content. They give their best whatever the situtaion is, they don’t back off saying ‘This can’t be done’In this instance, Virat reminds me of ‘Harvey Specter’ in “Suits”4. Fitness :-Virat is one of the fittest cricketers in the world.“I haven’t had butter chicken & naan in the last 4 years” - VKHow virat will stay for long hours on the ground where u can see the same energy levels as 1st on the 50th over too ? (Most players does, but u know what type of fielder virat kohli is.)How he adopts himself to every format where he can play just 2 hrs in t20 & Ipl and go on to stay batting for hours in test cricket ?How can he convert singles to doubles & doubles to triples and move on to 30’s & 50’s so quickly ?He trained himself such & his fitness level gives answer to all these questions.He trains 4 during off season & during season, it’s 1.5 hrs.This fitness level not only helps him in batting. But, in fielding too. Virat is one of the best fielders in the world as well.5. Aggressiveness :-When we talk about virat, this point is must because this is also a point which takes part in kohli’s success as well as a point of criticism where his haters can’t find any reason to troll him but this.Eveyone has their own way of dealing things & same goes with virat dealing things in aggressive way, i mean his way.virat is aggressive & he feels that every sports man should possess some amount of aggressiveness which will really help to get the best out of them in their games.2014 - India vs Aus, 3rd test, Melbourne cricket ground.Rahane & kohli are on the crease. kohli is on 84.83 rd over : Mitchell Johnson is on the bowlers end82.1 - No run82.2 - kohli drives into the hands of johnson who in turn hits kohli within a fraction of a second with the ball, thinking it’s a chance of runout as kohli came out of the crease to drive. Johnson apolosized.I don’t know whether it’s intentional act or a real case of throw but the fact that johnson involved in sledging throughout the innings of kohli raises some doubt.82.3 - No run, 82.4 - No run, 82.5 - No run82.6 - Well, the ball touches the boundary rope & it’s four. Yeah,take that.Again, some verbal battle happened after this four.then this happened.Reached 100 with a proud smile on his face & this “kohlified” roar in the air.and this,Not done yet,Reached 150.After this, i don’t know why but kohli blew two kissess mockingly on johnson after hitting him for four at 165.Later kohli got out for 169. But, this godamnn innings had shown johnson & his team mates not to mess with kohli ever in their lifetimes.Love or hate, he pays u back equally.That’s virat kohli & his aggression for u guys.6. Dedication & Determination :-When it comes to dedication, u know how much dedication kohli shows towards cricket. If u still have some doubt regarding his dedication, this story is for u :-Dec 17–19, Ranji Trophy Super League at Delhi,2006.Delhi Vs KarnatakaDay 1, Day 2 & 1 session of Day 3 - : Karnataka scored 446/10 in their 1st innings.Day 3 : Delhi’s score was 14/3 when virat came to bat. At the end of the day, Delhi’s score was 103/5. Virat was still batting at 40*.They have to score the remaining 144 runs in order to avoid follow-on.Day - 4 (19th april 2006) : Virat’s father died around 3′o clock in the morning due to brain stroke & the news is all known to everybody in the dressing room by the morning.Team members & Coach supported kohli to break his innings & they informed the next batsman Chetanya nanda to pad up.But,Kohli shocked his team mates, Coach, Match officials & opposition as well with his decission to bat in order to save delhi from follow on.Kohli went on to score 90 from 238 balls staying 281 minutes at the crease, he was given out at 90 by mistake, which got revealed in replay. Delhi were on 211/6 and need to score only 36 runs to avoid follow on when he got dismissed.Kohli calmly headed to dressing room, watched the replay of his dismissal & confirmed it as notout, removed his pads & went straight to attend his father’s funeral. His father was cremated in the evening.Day-5 :- The match was drawn.This incident not only shook his team mates but the oppposition team & coach as well."I saw a gem of a sportsman. I had been informed at the ground about his father's demise and felt for Virat. But I was shocked when I saw him padded up and ready to bat. I couldn't believe my eyes. - Venkatesh Prasad (The then Karnataka Coach)we told him that if he decided to go back and be with his family, the entire team would support him. He decided to play. That is an act of great commitment to the team and his innings turned out to be crucial.” - Mithun manhas (Delhi skipper )“He was barely 18 and he had lost his father at 4 am. Hats off to his attitude and determination. It’s unfortunate that he missed out on a hundred but what matters today is that how he played, not how much he made.” - Chetan chauhan (the then delhi coach)Don’t know how strong mentally he is, but this incident is just way beyond.Virat transformed himself from an 18 year old teenager to mature adult overnight.A great tribute to his father’s dream to made him a word class cricketer.May be he showed that much of dedication & determination during his young age in order to get placed in the national team. What say?Ok, I wanna share another story with u guys to let u decide whether he is dedicated,determined,committed & passionate, now as well.16th may, 2016 - IPL match 48RCB VS KKR :RCB must win this game and the other two games against KKR & DD as well in order to seal the playoff’s spot.RCB won the toss & decided to bowl.RCB’s target was 184 which is fine, What’s not fine is virat got injured while fielding & this may require stitches.However, Being a warrior he came to bat & smashed 75 off 51 balls, along with ABD who made 59 off 31. RCB won with 8 balls to spare.He’s done yet & the story does not ends here.18th may, 2016 - IPL match 50RCB VS KXIP :Now he really got 8 stitches on his hand & yet he decided to play.KXIP won the toss & elected to bowl.Due to rain, overs got reduced to 15.Gayle was in great from in 2016, So, asusually he scored- 73 off 32 balls with 8 sixes.Virat who’s also in great form during 2016 by already scoring 3 centuries gave another heroic performance when it’s required to the core to reach play off’s.113 off 50 balls with 12 fours & 8 sixes.After reaching the century he didn’t raise his bat or helmet, but celebrated in his own way & exhibited to the cricket world, you can do anything but u have to believe first that u can.Finally, RCB reached Playoff’s & won that too.Tough luck for RCB in finals even though gayle - 76(38) & kohli -54(35) scorehd well. SRH deserved to win & they made it.Kohli stood as a leading run scorer in 2016’s IPL with 973 runs which is all time high of all the 10 seasons. Kohli also made a record of hitting 4 hundreds in a single season along with 7 fifties with the average of 81.6. Leading from the front :-“Leader is the one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way”.I think kohli does all that & even more than that bcoz his passion & must win attitude drives everyone in the team towards success. well, here u see the practical version of the above quote in KL Rahul’s words -“It is about how Kohli has set examples for us. He has gone out there and done the job for the team many times. We look up to him and we see how he builds his innings, the kind of energy, enthusiasm and the passion he has on the field. It spreads on all of us. We learn a lot from him He is always showing us the way, sharing his experience and giving us feedback, telling us what he thinks we could have done better. That is the sign of a great leader” - KLThe below pics are when kohli started celebrating before rahul, the man who made a century & his priceless smile while congratulating. That’s what the quality of leader, right?When Kohli took reigns as test captain in Dec, 2014 & as ODI Captain in Jan,2017 the indian team stood at 7th rank & 2nd rank respectively. But, now India is world no-1 team in both the formats.Kohli plays for the team, his best comes from the reason that he has win the game for the team. The best instances are when kohli scored a half-century & a century against kkr & kxip in IPL 2016 (as detailed above) eventhough he had a injury, he played that well bcoz RCB must win the two games & it drives him to give the best.I’d like to share the recent incident happened in IPl 2018 to stand my point that he Values the team performance more against his individual performance at any point of time.Virat scored 92 vs MI but RCB lost due to no team effort & he became a orange cap holder with 233 runs but he refused to wear saying “it doesn’t matter to him bcoz his team lost”. He even haven’t raised the bat after reaching his fifty, as the team was almost lost bcoz wickets are falling continuously.The next match virat scored just 30 runs only but he retained his oranged cap. RCB won in this match.sos, here u go about what he said wearing a smile on his face -7. Time management :-Kohli as of now endorses 15–17 brands including big brands like puma, Audi, MRF, American tourister etc., (Kohli ceased to act as brand ambassador for pepsi now as against shown in the pic).He has to participate in Ad shooting, Product launches & to satisfy other contractual obligations. Inspite of handling all these additional responsibilities, he still remains the best in his game. How ?Well, we need to learn a lot about time management from kohli, right?8. Handles pressure like a boss :-“I love playing under pressure. In fact, if there's no pressure, then I'm not in the perfect zone” - VKVirat knows how to handle pressure, build the innings & contribute to team’s victory. only some players have the ability to win the games under pressure. So,virat obviously will stand ahead of all the players bcoz of this quality.Though virat performed very well in many pressurised situations. one match is unforgettable for every indian cricket lover where virat showcased his ability to take the team to the shores of victory under pressure & when the team needs it very well -Commonwealth Bank Series at Hobart, Feb 28 2012IND VS SLMust win game for India.India won the toss & elected to field.SL scored 320/4 in 50 overs.It’s really tough for indian team to chase that target even if it’s in 50 overs as the indian team batsman was not consistent in that series & already got allout in four of it’s previous matches in the series.But, the big challange there was the team had to score the target in 40 overs only in order to be alive in the series with help of net runrate.There comes virat when score was 86–2, smashes 133(86), helping india to reach the target in 36.4 overs itself. The best over of the match was Malinga’s over where Kohli completes his century in the first ball & hits 24 runs off the over. (2,6,4,4,4,4). Unforegettable innings for Kohli & malinga as well bcoz his figures at the end are - 96 runs off 7.4 overs.9. Learning from past mistakes :-Kohli was arrogant in his initial years of his international career, but after taking the responsibility as indian captain he recognised the impact of his actions towards team & team members. He is just a calm celebrator when he hits a century, no unnecessary mocking at the opposition or reacting to the crowd (Overseas).Kohli abuses himself for getting out for loose balls or getting out in the same way repeatedly but then after that he tries not to repeat the same mistake.He struggled a lot in the england series, 2014. He then realized his mistake and made changes in his stance. (I’m not makingup this story, observe the below pic).10. Hardwork & Discipline :-U heard this quote 100 times, but let me repeat just one more time -“Hardwork beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard”Actually, this should be the first point but the question itself says “Everyone is working hard, but what’s special in kohli”. I tried to list all the special points above but i don’t want to let this point go. Bcoz, u know all those special attributes are useless unless u put to work. Kohli himself opines that Hardwork & Discipline are must if u are willing for success.I can give a practical examples where Hardwork (Kohli) had beaten Talent, but i don’t want to hurt feelings of anyone(I think u all know). So, let it be.10. Inspiring team mates, budding cricketers & youth in general :-Kohli is more than a celebrity, every young cricketer, youth looks at kohli as a source of inspiration. Kohli is aware of all this & being in a place where he can inspire millions of people not only in our country but around the world as well - this very point inspires him to give the best, to be consistent & dependable player for the team.“I always tell my brother that virat is a person he shall look upto” - Dwayne Bravo and he also said thatThe above are the qualities of virat which made him to stay ahead of others.I want to list the other three more Points which successful people possess (Read if u’r Interested or have Patience, else ignore)11. Acknowleding others success :-One of the most important qualities of successful people. Do virat acknowledge others game & their performance, bcoz it’s not really necessary for him to do so - Yeah, it’s really not for him but he appreciated opponents & budding cricketers a lot of times as a token of appreciation by gifting the bat everytime.Mohammed Amir made a sensational come back after his Ban. He took Virat kohli’s wicket as well in Champions trophy. Then comes the t20 worldcup, both indian & pakistan teams are practicing for their next match, that’s where this happened -He even gifted a bat to england’s women cricketer who’s a member of ICC world cup winning team (Won against India in finals) & a first batswomen to score a century in t20’s (56 balls) when he’s in england tour. Before all this, she once tweeted to marry her after watching virat’s innings in one of the matches of t20 worldcup. Virat after meeting her said that ‘You can’t do things like that on Twitter! They take things seriously!’ & she was like, ‘okay. Sorry!'”Please bear just the last one bcoz it’s a recent one, happened in IPL 2018.Nithish rana is rising young all rounder who bowled kohli with an outstanding ball & took ABD’s wicket as well in a single over. He also performed well while chasing the score Rcb has set by hitting 34(25), kohli even clapped for one of the sixes hit by nitish rana during the match. some people are of the opinon that he abused kohli after taking his wicket, but i can’t say he abused or not, but he became overly furious which can be sensed through his actions.After all this, Kohli done this. (Rana with the bat gifted by kohli).12. Gratitude & Respect :-“No matter where life takes you, Don’t forget where u came from”Kohli has immense respect & gratitude towards his coach Rajkumar sharma. Virat joined him when was 11 years old, even now virat goes back to him when he wants to know or to improve his technical aspects. Virat after his marriage reception in delhi practiced under the supervision of Rajkumar in order to gain perfectionism for further matches.Virat on account of teachers day gifted Skoda rapid to his coach & he said this about him"I never thought I would share the dais with such stalwarts of the game. This is an honour for me. I am lucky to have got a coach like Rajkumar sir. Because of him only I am in the Indian team”He also got great respect towards sachin tendulkar who is his idol (Ofcourse, everyones) since his childhood days.There are several occassions where Kohli shown us how much he loves & respects the legend of cricket. Some of them are :-After Winning the ICC World cup,2011.After Sachin announcing retirement for test cricket in 2013 at his homeground, Mumabi.In t20 worldcup against pakistan, Virat bowed down to sachin who’s in the stands after scoring fifty against pakistan as a sweet gesture for playing many match winning innings for india.Kohli presented his jersey signed by the indian team with a message “Always a pleasure playing against you” on the ocassion of afridi’s retirement after his career of 21 years as a due respect to him.13. Kindness towards society & Love towards fans :-Most of the people don’t know about about Virat kohli’s foundation which supports under previlized Kids & it’s not started recently but in 2013 itself. His foundation also collaborates with other foundations working for the noble causes (Smile foundation, Abhalmaya old age home).The celebrity Football league is also conducted to raise the funds for this purpose.Kohli gifted signed bat to shahid afridi’s foundation to raise funds for building hospital.Recently, some memes are circulating in social media that virat donated his 50% of Ipl, 2016 fees to old age home,pune. Well, this news may or may not be true but virat donated half the fees of one match & promised to fund the entire facility till the end of 2016 through his foundation.Virat Visited this old age home & had some moments with the seniors citizens there.“Don’t neglect your parents like this. Where would you be if your parents had neglected you this way when you were young? - Virat KohliWhen kohli visited Wagah border.Kohli may be aggressive in the field that doesn’t mean he will remain the same in his life as well. Kohli never get angry with any of his fans or disappoints them when he got time to interact with them or to give them selfies or autographs, he’s more than happy to do all this. Afterall, he is a celebrity bcoz fans shower their love & watches the matches for him, yeah kohli knows this well.So,he treat his fans well.Finally,Kohli is cool. (Ziva Dhoni is uber cool in this pic)Kohli is one of the Stylish & well dressed men in india as per GQ Magazine. Yeah,he is our Kohli, not a Hollywood hero.There was a polly umrigar,Vijay hazare, Vinoo mankad’s era.There was a Sunil gavaskar, Kapil dev, Dilip vengsarkar’s era.There was a Sachin, Dravid, Ganguly, Laxman’s eraThere was a Dhoni, Sehwag, Yuvraj, Zaheer khan, Harbajan’s era.Now, u know it’s VIRAT’S eraThank u & i agree u got patience to do anything in life if u are reading this line :)Everyone got different opinions. So, u may disagree with me at any point or u may think that i have exaggerated at somepoints {well, I have to, the question itself is about exaggerated or anything above normal he got :)} Still, No problem, it’s u’r view. Let it be.(Copy pastes/Plagiarizes are done no where in the answer but the facts, stats & pics are taken from various sources.)Stat credits : ESPNcricinfo, Cric Buzz, wikipedia.Pic credits :- Sportskeeda, SchoopWhoop, Criclife, TVHTV, Goal cast, Youtube pics,laptop screenshots.Info credits :- Wikipedia, Your Story, ToI, Ndtv sports, Story pick, google.,,,(I have tried my best to give due credits, in case i have failed anywhere i’m really sorry).Once again thank u.

Important side note: I do not know anyone mentioned in this answer personally, I do not work/have worked for MLDE, I am not Mexican, Egyptian or Korean, any false information will be edited/deleted immediately.Since nobody has the guts to actually explain this properly I guess I’ll have to do this so people actually understand why MOMOLAND deserves an apology. Nobody wants to talk about this but this must be said.The simple answer:MOMOLAND was/is successful.Watch videos first, then read the answer.Prologue: Career before their hit.Momoland was formed through the survival show “Finding MOMOLAND”. The 7 winners (Hyebin, Yeonwoo, Jane, Nayun, Jooe and Nancy) debuted in MOMOLAND on November 10th 2016. In 2017 Taeha and Daisy joined the group. MOMOLAND was quite unknown until they released their hit single Bboom Bboom.Chapter 1: Bboom Bboom.This song slaps. It’s timeless. It’s my national anthem. Bboom Bboom deserved all the love it got. You aren’t a k-pop fan if you haven’t listened to this song at least once. But sadly this answer isn’t about how good Bboom Bboom is but about the backlash it got.(I, in no way agree with this video but I want to show you how far some people fetched to hate on them.)People were saying it copied 4 songs. And all four excuses are complete rubbish.Song 1 BTS’ “DNA”. People were saying the guitar in the begging of Bboom Bboom was stolen from DNA. It definitely doesn’t sound the same. I’ve listened to both clips multiple times and I don’t get how they sound the same.2. Song 2 EXID’s “Are you hungry?”. Again for the guitar in the begging. AYH sounds a bit more similar but MMLD definitely didn’t steal that. You can’t copy an instrument.3. Song 3 Serebero’s “Mi Mi Mi.” Yes I can get how they sound a bit similar but that’s because they use the same type of electronic sounds/instruments. It definitely isn’t plagiarized it just uses the same instruments. This was said by one of the producers:4. Song 4 EXID’s “DDD”. Why? Because both songs have the same sentence. But let me tell you Korean isn’t a language with endless words and synonyms and it is normal for sentence to be used again.All the other arguments are completely of the bat stupid. And if the producers of the song actually copied/plagiarized other songs then that gives you no reason to hate on the girls. Hate the company/the producers not the idols it is stupid to bully people for things they aren’t in charge of.Chapter 2: BAAM M/V and era.I’m not going to defend MOMOLAND in this point I will only state facts.On the 26th of June in 2018 MMLD came back with their mini album “Fun to the world.” with the title track “BAAM”. (The fact that some people said that it was a copy of “Bboom Bboom” is just stupid. The songs don’t sound the same they’re made in the same type of genre that’s why it may sound a tiny bit the same.) In their Korean music video for “BAAM” they portrayed the countries: Vietnam, South-Korea, France, Egypt and Mexico. What people were not happy about was the stereotypical portrayal of Egypt and Mexico.Watch the music video for yourself and choose if you want to forgive them or not.Case 2 in BAAM era: “Nancy’s glare and JooE not bowing.”For the Nancy situation:So the girls performed at MBC Music Core whilst promoting their title track “BAAM” and at the end of the night they give an award to the artist from who the song ranked the highest on the charts. BLACKPINK won the award that night and it looked like Nancy was side-eyeing BLACKPINK.But honestly Nancy was not even side-eyeing them at all. Like when BLACKPINK was announced that they won the award she was literally smiling and clapping happily but whilst Lisa was giving her speech, You have to think that they’ve been there since like 7 A.M and it’s like 10 to 9 P.M by then. They’re literally exhausted but basically Nancy was staring into nothingness she was spacing out and she had a stern expression. (…) She wasn’t being rude to BLACKPINK she even bowed to them after they finished giving their speech so it’s just another situation that got taken out of it’s context and blown out of proportion and another poor excuse to make MMLD seem problematic.-Chaennie Lisoo (Youtuber)Everybody loves to bully female idols for spacing out/ having an emotionless face but if you give that hateful treatment to female idols then why don’t you do that to male idols? You shouldn’t bully or hate people for having a blank expression you shouldn’t expect idols to constantly be smiling they’re humans too and are allowed to space out.For JooE’s situation:On the same night JooE was accused of disrespectful behavior as she didn’t bow at the end of the show. She waved, froze up and then went off stage. Call it disrespectful if you want I’m not stoping you but don’t go and bully JooE for it.Chapter 3: The MGA music awards.On the 6th of November in 2018 MMLD attended the MGA music awards and at the show they were accused of “”disrespectful behavior””.The infamous “mocking Jimin” case:People were saying the girls were mocking Jimin because his voice cracked. But the thing is: They were already laughing and enjoying themselves long before Jimins voice cracked. They were fangirling over the performance and I found it quite cute to see them be so excited.ARMY’s stop acting like babies and get your facts right. They were showing support to your fave yet you bully them? I don’t get that. Wouldn’t you like it if other artists liked/showed support for your faves? Show support not hate.And the not bowing to their seniors:(Please note that I am not Korean or know Korean culture very good.)When MMLD won Best Female Dance Performance and went down the stairs it looked like they didn’t bow to their seniors. I have two arguments to debunk the statement that they were being “disrespectful”.When they went back up the stairs they bowed 90 degrees to their seniors. There is a clip from it (5:33 in the first video). So do your research because MMLD did bow but when they came back. (They also did a few small bows whilst walking down the stairs)2. Imagine walking down the stairs in high heels already trying not to fall or slip and you expect them to make 90 degree bows? Like I don’t think the girls want to fall down the stairs today. And if you think you could do that then here’s a pair of heels now walk down the stairs bowing 90 degrees a couple of times. And again they did do a few small bows whilst walking down the stairs and bowed when they went back to their seats.This was just rubbish in this situation. The girls didn’t deserve hate for this. All of this was blown out of proportion.Trigger warning for the next chapter: If you are sensitive towards eating disorders then don’t read the next chapter starts after the part in cursive.Chapter 4: The eating disorder joke.When Nancy was 14 she went on a show and said the following.:When I went to the gym and talked about eating with the members suddenly, a role I wanted to play came to my mind. So how about a role that was bulimia patient. I could play that part very well. (*laughing*)I really think I could act that good. *makes eating gesture*. *laughs*-Nancy MMLDIf you don’t know what bulimia is it’s an eating disorder:Choose if you want to forgive her or not.Chapter 5: JooE on Real men 300If you’re not familiar with the show it’s a show where male and female celebrities experience life in the military.JooE appeared on the show and there surfaced a clip of her laughing while first arriving in the military. Plenty of people found this very unprofessional. But she quickly adjusted and changed her attitude. If I say the name JooE what do you think? Most likely cute, cheerful, happy.But in the end she DID put in the hard work and even got compliments for that.And JooE herself explains why she acted that way:I was fooling around a lot. I think I made you feel that I’m not serious about this. But I got really excited, and I was really thrilled. But I was serious and nervous about everything here. But I’m glad that I proved to be serious about it through today’s training. Thank you, sir.-JooE, MOMOLAND memberI don’t think it was appropriate for her to behave that way but I can get why she acted that way. It’s how she is but eventually she adjusted to the environment and acted up.Chapter 6: MOMOLAND on Super TV.If you don’t know what Super TV is it’s a show hosted by the members of the group Super Junior they invite their juniors or recently debuted groups to compete with them and a winner gets a prize. Some people found them rude and disrespectful and thought Super Junior was done with the girls.People were hating them for speaking informally:Quick background: Since MMLD are Super Juniors juniors they have to speak to them formally.It only happened 1 time in the entire episode. I watched it myself and it didn’t seem that Super Junior were actually angry at them or upset. I don’t think Taeha said it on purpose. This was blown out of proportion.Beagle behavior:The term is used for idols who are energetic, not being able to stand still, noisy and mischievous MMLD were all of the above but the thing that a lot of people overlooked was that SuJu and the girls were actually enjoying themselves and were genuinely having a good time. SuJu even complimented the members on their unique charms.And also the members of Super Junior said they recognized themselves in MOMOLANDDespite that, I am very aware of the fact that energetic and loud groups aren’t for everyone but that doesn’t give you the right to call them problematic.-Chaennie Lisoo (Youtuber)(Not hating on BG’s here.)Chapter 7: Nancy’s “””Homophobic comment”””.Nancy and fellow member Daisy were live streaming and a fan asked :if Nancy was boy would she rather date Yeonwoo or Daisy?” Watch it for yourself:I do not know Nancy personally. I do not encourage guessing idols sexualities.I don’t think a lot of people like to admit who of the same sex they find attractive . I myself also don’t like to admit which classmates (of the same sex) of mine I find “hot” or “attractive”. People would think that I am gay (which I am not.) and I wouldn’t like that. And if someone who is attracted to the same sex and isn’t comfortable telling that gets those types of questions wouldn’t they be defensive? If she answered the question she would be called gay and if she didn’t she would be homophobic. If she doesn’t want to answer then she doesn’t have to answer. End of discussion.Chapter 8: Plagiarism accusations. Again?!Yes again, people seem to have nothing else to do in their lives. So when MOMOLAND came back on the 30th of December 2019 with “Thumbs Up” people were accusing them of plagiarizing MAMAMOO’s “Hip” and Miss A’s “Time’s up”.Time’s up sounds a bit more similar but it definitely isn’t the same as thumbs up. It’s just another lame excuse made by haters to bully MMLD.Chapter 9: MOMOLAND has suffered.Congrats that you made it this far in the answer I really didn’t expect that. I bet that you didn’t even know half of these but thanks for reading until here already!That were all the so called “scandals”. 11. 11 controversies. And if you read the answer NEARLY (note the nearly) all of them were complete rubbish. It is so stupid to hate MMLD because of their music. It’s also ridiculous to bully them based on false information. Not only does the k-pop community treat them like crap but so does their company.MLDE:the company that didn’t give their idols safety shorts.The company that threw 3 members out of the group for no good reason.They throw the group around and just give them comebacks here and there without proper promotion:Haters, do you even have a clue what kind of consequences your words have? This was MOMOLAND after their first win with “Thumbs Up” (they had wins before that.)Those aren’t tears off happiness those are tears of sadness.“Why did they cry? They have success right?”The way the k-pop community has treated the girls of MMLD is absolutely unacceptable. People constantly bully them and call them talentless and that they deserve to die. How low must you go to bully them? Haters, you have succeeded MMLD has suffered. They have suffered too much. Nobody, not a single human being deserves the treatment MOMOLAND got from some people. It honestly disgusts me that people think that these pure girls don’t deserve anything, the one who deserves nothing here, is you the hater, the evil and sinister monster that you are. You do not deserve to be in this community, on the internet and you don’t deserve friends as the standard of how you treat others is incredibly low. Yeonwoo has had panic attacks partially due to those malicious comments. The members of the group are on Twitter and like to read criticism but the only criticism you've given them is: “They can’t sing.” and “They’re ugly and fat.”. That isn’t criticism that is hate. MMLD has been damaged permanently. Stop with hating on idols. It has to stop, it is unnecessary and disgusting and we don’t need that in our world.(This shows what you have done you heartless monster.)And what those “”NCTzens”” did: I find that just mean and disrespectful.”Kathena Ronaldo's answer to What is the drama between NCTzens and Momoland?“But they can’t sing right? I’ve seen the MR removed videos.”Those kinds of videos aren’t to be trusted as there is a lot that can be tampered with. It also isn’t an accurate representation of the singing abilities of an idol (group). Stop thinking that is the only way to measure someone’s talent and/or skill.My ears….…have been blessed.Stop saying Nancy is fat. She’s beautiful as she is.JooE isn’t ugly.The girls are so pure.And if by now you still think MMLD is the literal embodiment of the devil:They’ve donated money from their concert to children in need: MOMOLAND to donate PH concert earnings to children in need | KStreetManilaThey hosted a blood donating event and the members even donated themselves.They used ticket money to help get medical treatment for children who got injured by cars in school areas.: MOMOLAND Announces Plans To Donate All Proceeds Of Upcoming Comeback “Show-Con”They visited a sick fan in the hospital: Momoland in Manila to perform, visit fan in hospitalNot to mention this during their Vlive:JooE: What I really want to say is: I hope all boy groups, girl groups, all singers will be happy. This seems to be the most important. We’ll cheer for them.Jane: This makes me sad.JooE: Why is this sad? Why did it make you cry? (pause) Let’s get this next year because I hope singers can love and cheer for each other. I hope they won’t feel alone. Although our fans and Merries know this too This year was a bit… I hope we will be more happy next year.They were crying for all the bad things that happened in 2019 the idols we lost and all the other bad things that happened in the industry that year.And what have you done? Bullied them. They’ve done so much good for this world.So let’s all say it together now very loud for the people in the back:“We’re sorry MOMOLAND.”I wish I could just hug the members and tell them everything will be alright and that they have massive support from me and millions of others.Forever 9 MMLD.Enjoy your day/night :3