In 2022 I was in communication with Shirley’s daughter Jessica who lives in Bend, Oregon about retrieving a number of paintings of Dick’s. While there visiting, Jessica relayed a most interesting story about Dick. Jessica wasn’t sure of the specifics of year and place but apparently Dick was involved in a show with Winston Churchill and that he mentioned after the show had closed, in his subtle humorous Dick Burg way that he had sold one of his painting and that Winston had sold none. “I sold more than Churchill.” He was gloating. At first I was skeptical of the tale but after investigating and some research I found evidence that in deed there was truth to the story.
In the past The Hallmark card company in Kansas City that Dick worked for sponsored a gallery art showing of paintings by Dick but that would have nothing to do with Churchill. As I searched I located a document of a list of paintings and it indicated a painting #119 San Pedro Harbor 20x30 that was gifted to Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri. Westminster College was Dick’s alma mater and the home of the Winston Churchill Museum. Dick must have had a show at the college and gifted the painting then. I contacted Westminster College and verified that the painting was in the art collection on the campus.
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