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...auteurs. And since the faith awakened or sustained by their work was its most important attribute, they probably would have hoped for maximum exposure - which can be at odds with free market economics, portracted lawsuits, or the bitter taste that accompanies literary bickering. "Well gosh," says Prothero of the Sallman portrait, "that image could be preaching the gospel more effectively if it were available to everyone...
...work in question falls into the hands of a company, forget it. In his book American Jesus, Prothero wrote extensively about the massively reproduced 1940 portrait of Christ called "Son of Man" by the artist Warner Sallman. He wanted to use it as an illustration in the book. Sallman died in 1968, and Prothero says that the the portrait is currently owned by a religious press (a non-profit) whose price for its use was so high that he opted...
...Kriebel & Bates introduced Sallman's painting of the "Head of Christ" [see cut], and during the past eight years more than 25 million people from all walks of life and from all leading denominations have enthusiastically accepted Sallman's interpretation of Christ as a strong, masculine and courageous person...
Critics, artists and churchmen have been unanimous in their praise and acceptance of Sallman's painting. No other portrayal of the Master has met with so wide an acceptance in so short a time. The enthusiasm for this "Head of Christ" created a demand for other religious subjects by Sallman; many of these subjects are now available at art stores and church goods stores...
...TIME stupidly ran Sallman's copyrighted picture without getting permission, and apologizes to Publishers Kriebel & Bates for the oversight...