{"id":16165,"date":"2018-07-15T14:03:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-15T14:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/?p=16165"},"modified":"2018-07-15T14:03:44","modified_gmt":"2018-07-15T14:03:44","slug":"the-most-popular-image-in-the-world-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/the-most-popular-image-in-the-world-is\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Popular Image In The World Is&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15745\" src=\"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/logoinside.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"45\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>From the Dallas News:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"art-image__image  lazyloaded \" src=\"https:\/\/dallasnews.imgix.net\/1531254987-jesus_easel.jpg?q=30&amp;w=200&amp;fit=clip&amp;auto=format&amp;frame=1\" sizes=\"(min-width: 96.188em) 722px, (min-width: 62em) 46vw, (min-width: 48em) 66vw, 92vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dallasnews.imgix.net\/1531254987-jesus_easel.jpg?auto=format&amp;q=50&amp;or=0&amp;w=350 350w, https:\/\/dallasnews.imgix.net\/1531254987-jesus_easel.jpg?auto=format&amp;q=50&amp;or=0&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/dallasnews.imgix.net\/1531254987-jesus_easel.jpg?auto=format&amp;q=50&amp;or=0&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/dallasnews.imgix.net\/1531254987-jesus_easel.jpg?auto=format&amp;q=50&amp;or=0&amp;w=700 700w, https:\/\/dallasnews.imgix.net\/1531254987-jesus_easel.jpg?auto=format&amp;q=50&amp;or=0&amp;w=800 800w\" alt=\"A replica of the &lt;i&gt;Head of Christ&lt;\/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;by Warner Sallman is shown on Sallman's easel, which his grandson Steve Sallman keeps in his Dallas home.(Andy Jacobsohn\/Staff Photographer)\" data-expand=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dallasnews.imgix.net\/1531254987-jesus_easel.jpg?auto=format&amp;q=50&amp;or=0&amp;w=350 350w, https:\/\/dallasnews.imgix.net\/1531254987-jesus_easel.jpg?auto=format&amp;q=50&amp;or=0&amp;w=400 400w, https:\/\/dallasnews.imgix.net\/1531254987-jesus_easel.jpg?auto=format&amp;q=50&amp;or=0&amp;w=600 600w, https:\/\/dallasnews.imgix.net\/1531254987-jesus_easel.jpg?auto=format&amp;q=50&amp;or=0&amp;w=700 700w, https:\/\/dallasnews.imgix.net\/1531254987-jesus_easel.jpg?auto=format&amp;q=50&amp;or=0&amp;w=800 800w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What is the best-known American artwork of the 20th century?<\/p>\n<p>Judging from the replications found on museum-shop umbrellas, you might think it\u2019s Hopper\u2019s\u00a0<i>Nighthawks<\/i>, a Warhol silkscreen\u00a0or one of Pollock\u2019s drip paintings.<\/p>\n<p>But in terms of widespread diffusion,\u00a0none of those works has reached the audience of Head of Christ (1940), the American Protestant icon presenting a relatable Jesus with a kindly affect.\u00a0With at least a half-billion reproductions in circulation, there are more versions of this image than there are people in the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em> <strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/arts\/visual-arts\/2018\/07\/15\/images-20th-century-embody-mid-century-white-americas-optimism-faithand-naivet-sallmans-head-christ\">For Full Story<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/2016\/06\/04\/tropical-rains-possible-tornadoes-threaten-half-us.html?intcmp=hpbt1\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">]<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em> <strong>[Return to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spiritdaily.com\/\">www.spiritdaily.com]<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/Michael%20H.%20Brown\/Documents\/My%20Webs\/indexhold.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spiritdaily.com\/angellily.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times;\"><em>Pray always for purity and love<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-story-p\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>+<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"gsp_post_data\" \r\n\t            data-post_type=\"post\" \r\n\t            data-cat=\"church\" \r\n\t            data-modified=\"120\"\r\n\t            data-created=\"1531663424\"\r\n\t            data-title=\"The Most Popular Image In The World Is&#8230;\" \r\n\t            data-home=\"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Dallas News: What is the best-known American artwork of the 20th century? 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