NEW YORK (AP) - July 2, 2009
Owner Marty Abrams says an oil painting titled "The Book" is
the only portrait Jackson sat for because he was friends with
Australian painter Brett-Livingstone Strong. The painting shows
Jackson sitting in Renaissance-era clothes and holding a book.
The 40-inch-by-50-inch portrait was sold for $2.1 million in
1990. Abrams says he acquired it in 1992 and had it stored.
The painting was unveiled at the Dancy-Power Automotive Group
showroom in Harlem on Thursday. Abrams says he chose the showroom
because it's near the Apollo Theater, where the Jackson 5 won
Amateur Night in 1967.
The showroom features Rolls-Royces, Ferraris and other pricey
cars.
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