Almost A State Secret -- Benno Elkan at work on his 'secret' bust of Winston Churchill. Mr. Churchill is a hard man to persuade against his will, but Mrs. Churchill did it and the result of her efforts will be seen next January in the Wildenstein Gallery, London, when a bronze bust of the great war-time leader is shown publicly. The bust, a personal tribute to Churchill, has been seven years in the making for most of that time without the knowledge of Mrs. Churchill or her husband. November 29, 1949. (Photo by Reuterphoto).