The Warner Sallman Collection

A Special Moment in Time

by Ron Rice, Feb. 23, 2010

Our family, from Philadelphia, have always enjoyed the paintings of Warner Sallman. So, when this experience happened to me in 2000 I was thrilled: While attending a men’s Bible study in Sarasota, Florida, a man approached me after the study ended. He handed the famous Head of Christ pocket-sized photo to me and said, “My father painted this.” I was speechless, as I had met the son of Warner, Jim Sallman. This was a special moment in time for me.

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