Sponsored by the ESU Savannah Branch
2024 marks the 150th birth anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill with events planned throughout the year which celebrate and explore his remarkable public service and enduring legacy. Brian E. Krapf, is recognized internationally as an authority on the memorabilia made during Sir Winston’s public service, which spanned over 65 years. Mr. Krapf has recently published A Churchill Treasury, which is the first book to utilize period memorabilia to document Sir Winston’s public service in a biographical format. Mr. Krapf will discuss his book, A Churchill Treasury, and give us a rare tour of some of the Churchill pieces in his collection, many of which have not been shown in public. In Antiques Roadshow fashion, Mr. Krapf invites Happy Hour viewers to send photos of their Churchill memorabilia for show and tell. Upload photos here. This ESU Happy Hour is sponsored by the ESU Savannah Branch. ESU Happy Hour programs are online, free, and open to all members and the public. Registration is required. All programs take place on Eastern Time.
Besides being an accomplished civil trial lawyer in Savannah, Georgia, Mr. Krapf has avidly collected period Churchilliana for over thirty years. According to fellow collectors, he has assembled the premier collection of Winston Churchill memorabilia in the United States.
He is an active member of the International Churchill Society and has served as ICS’s collection columnist and published a monthly Churchilliana column in the organization’s Churchill Bulletin for the past six years. Likewise, items from his collection have been reproduced several times as cover illustrations for ICS’s Finest Hour quarterly journal. Additionally, Mr. Krapf is an avid collector and conservator of American presidential campaign memorabilia. He formerly served seven years as the national President of the American Political Items Collectors. He has been honored with APIC’s highest award, induction into the organization’s Hall of Fame. He is also a published political historian, and has been a guest on CNN, MSNBC, and NPR. American items from his collection have been featured in History Channel documentaries and in major printed media publications. Mr. Krapf served as an advisor to Congress on proposed amendments to the Hobby Protection Act.
Johnny Walker black, neat. This was also Churchill’s drink of choice. Truly a wise man with excellent taste!