Jul 3, 2009 5:59 am US/Eastern
Jackson Portrait Shown In NYC Car Showroom
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A portrait of Michael Jackson before his "BAD" world concert tour held at Wembley Stadium in London on the July 15, 1988. (File Photo)
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Joe Jackson, father of the late singer Michael Jackson arrives at the 2009 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 28, 2009, in Los Angeles, Calif.
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Joe Jackson (R), the father of Michael Jackson, and the Rev. Al Sharpton speak at a news conference in front of the Jackson family compound in Encino, Calif., on June 29, 2009.
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Michael Jackson and his mother Katherine leave the Santa Barbara County Courthouse the US pop icon was acquitted of all charges in his child molestation trial on June 13, 2005, in Santa Maria, Calif.
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Candles pictures and a teddy-bear sit next to a poster of Michael Jackson as Israeli fans pay tribute to the pop legend in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 30, 2009.
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A rarely seen portrait of Michael Jackson is on display inside a New York City showroom that sells luxury cars to celebrities.
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.
Jackson made his debut as an entertainer in 1968 as a member of The Jackson 5.
(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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