Jan Smuts Statuete

Jan Smuts

Prime Minister of South Africa 1919–1924 and 1939–1948

Sculptor: Sir Jacob Epstein

Date of unveiling:7 November 1956

Winston Churchill, on his return to power in 1951, wished to erect a statue to Smuts; he was, however, unable to perform the unveiling due to illness. The pedestal is of granite from South Africa.