Exercise 1

Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) .

（ ）1. Graham Sutherland was commissioned to paint a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill by Lady Churchill in 1954.

（ ）2. Churchill fell in love with this portrait at the first sight and described it as a remarkable work of modern art.

（ ）3. The painting was brought to Churchill instead of being displayed in public, so nobody has ever seen it besides the Churchills.

（ ）4. Lady Churchill destroyed not only the portrait of Churchill made by Sutherland but also other portraits of Churchill that she didn’t like.

（ ）5. The destruction of the painting rose an acute argument among the public, including artists,historians, commentators and ordinary people, etc.