I see that the letter text says ' let me know when you have the art
prints ready to sign' 'you have his blessing to market his art' 'Reproduction rights are owned by BLS and the Jackson-Strong Alliance'
...so it looks as though BLS was going to have these printed up maybe in limited editions for Michael to sign, and then to sell for MJ?
I tried to have look at his website, but interestingly it seems to be password protected....
To see more artwork created by Brett-Livingstone Strong, please visit his website.
http://www.blsart.com
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Another site seems to indicate that an announcemement of some kind is anticipated:
http://www.fineartinvestors.com/index.php?noform=1&#form
Potential upcoming news could cause a sudden appreciation of the value of Mr. Strong’s work.
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http://harlemworldblog.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/michael-jackson-painting-he-wore-red-velvet/
Mr. Strong and Mr. Jackson formed an art business partnership, the Jackson-Strong Alliance, around 1989 and 1990 to display their art work, which included this portrait. The two were brainstorming how to raise money for charity when Mr. Strong mentioned that a Japanese businessman, Hiromichi Saeki, had offered millions of dollars for a portrait of Mr. Jackson.
Mr. Jackson said he would sit for it if the buyer agreed to pay a world record — ultimately $2.1 million, then reported as the highest amount ever paid for a living person. “Sometime later he told me he would have made $5 million for it,” Mr. Strong said. The businessman later went bankrupt and gave the painting to Mr. Abrams.
Mr. Strong still has a number of drawings done by Mr. Jackson as part of the partnership. “These drawings are really interesting. Some of the are really fantastic. They have been in a drawer for 17 years.” He is hoping to hold an exhibit of the art.
A limited, autographed set of lithographs was created based on “The Book.” Around 375 of them were numbered and some have made their way onto eBay and Craigslist.