JESUS CHRIST PORTRAIT
THE STORY OF ARTIST WARNER SALLMAN
Born in Chicago, Illinois on April 30, 1892,Warner Elias Sallman was the eldest of three children born to Elias and Christine Larson Sallman, immigrants from Finland and Sweden. They reared him in the Christian faith and encouraged his early talent in art. Upon finishing grade school, young Sallman was able to find work as an apprentice in an art studio in Chicago. Later he worked in a number of studios before opening his own.
In 1916 he married Ruth Anderson, whom he met while borth were singing in a church choir. Ruth gave her husband much encouragement and support, as well as constructive criticism, throughout his career and their life together.
During the winter in 1924, Sallman was serving as the volunteer art director for a monthly denominational magazine. The February issue was to have an emphasis on youth work, and he was to provide the artwork for the cover page. Sallman spent many evenings in his upstairs in his upstairs home studio, trying for a suitable subject to fit the theme, but nothing seemed just right. Frustrated and weary the night before the deadline, he went to bed, praying that in the morning he would find success. Between two and three o’clock in the morning, he awakened from his restless sleep to see clearly the vision of the Lord in his mind’s eye. He quickly went upstairs to his drawing board and drew a sketch of what he had seen. Feeling calm and assured that this was the answer to his prayers, he returned to bed slept peacefully. In the morning, using his sketch as a guide, he completed the charcoal drawing. This famous picture is known word wide as the HEAD OF CHRIST. In 1940 the charcoal was made into an oil painting, and so far, over 500 million prints of all sizes have been distributed through out the world, with thousands going to the men and women of the armed forces,
A demand grew for more pictures by Sallman showing Christ in various settings. Thus, a new series of religious paintings began to come from the hand and heart of this devout CHRISTIAN ARTIST. This series includes twenty masterpieces from the brush of this now world-famous artist. They shall ever includes on as glowing and irrefutable evidence of why GOD can do through one life wholly dedicated to HIM.
Sallman was called HOME to be with his LORD on May 25, 1968, following a heart attack. He was seventy-six years old.
Extracted from the Calendar 2001 about the Life of Artist WARNER SALLMAN
THE STORY OF ARTIST WARNER SALLMAN
Born in Chicago, Illinois on April 30, 1892,Warner Elias Sallman was the eldest of three children born to Elias and Christine Larson Sallman, immigrants from Finland and Sweden. They reared him in the Christian faith and encouraged his early talent in art. Upon finishing grade school, young Sallman was able to find work as an apprentice in an art studio in Chicago. Later he worked in a number of studios before opening his own.
In 1916 he married Ruth Anderson, whom he met while borth were singing in a church choir. Ruth gave her husband much encouragement and support, as well as constructive criticism, throughout his career and their life together.
During the winter in 1924, Sallman was serving as the volunteer art director for a monthly denominational magazine. The February issue was to have an emphasis on youth work, and he was to provide the artwork for the cover page. Sallman spent many evenings in his upstairs in his upstairs home studio, trying for a suitable subject to fit the theme, but nothing seemed just right. Frustrated and weary the night before the deadline, he went to bed, praying that in the morning he would find success. Between two and three o’clock in the morning, he awakened from his restless sleep to see clearly the vision of the Lord in his mind’s eye. He quickly went upstairs to his drawing board and drew a sketch of what he had seen. Feeling calm and assured that this was the answer to his prayers, he returned to bed slept peacefully. In the morning, using his sketch as a guide, he completed the charcoal drawing. This famous picture is known word wide as the HEAD OF CHRIST. In 1940 the charcoal was made into an oil painting, and so far, over 500 million prints of all sizes have been distributed through out the world, with thousands going to the men and women of the armed forces,
A demand grew for more pictures by Sallman showing Christ in various settings. Thus, a new series of religious paintings began to come from the hand and heart of this devout CHRISTIAN ARTIST. This series includes twenty masterpieces from the brush of this now world-famous artist. They shall ever includes on as glowing and irrefutable evidence of why GOD can do through one life wholly dedicated to HIM.
Sallman was called HOME to be with his LORD on May 25, 1968, following a heart attack. He was seventy-six years old.
Extracted from the Calendar 2001 about the Life of Artist WARNER SALLMAN. I don’t change what is written, but I copied the original notes in the Calendar.
Note: Extracted from The Calendar dated 2001, given to me by an autistic girl while they were packing to move in 2008. As I saw this photo of President Donald Trump showing one of the photos of this anointing painting by Warner Sallman erected on the wall of the White House. It dawned on me after 2008 that the Lord wanted me to keep the message to post to Christian believers. It’s the season, anointing, and appointed time. We can see, after those years, why I didn’t throw away this important, anointed Calendar, with Jesus Christ drawn in charcoal in those days. I believe that is for you. When you see these Calendar photos each year, bear in mind that they are anointed, and keep them in your heart. It’s anointing that one day I will post these photos with signs, wonders, and miracles in my dream during God’s call, and become a born-again believer in 2005, exactly as in my dream, as the Lord spoke to me. They were all written in my book collection (
) Australia as I listened to His Still, Small Voice while writing. So, I took photos of this calendar that may also open your mindset. Ahh! There is a meaning to it. Don’t throw them away, keep them in your heart as I did for a decade.
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