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ROBERT SHORE Johnny Cash. Unpublished illustration for the cover of Time magazine, c. 1976. Oil on board. 521x368 mm; 20 1/2x14 1/2 inches. Signed on verso.
This portrait of the legendary country singer was commissioned by Time magazine for the January 19, 1976 cover. The project was abandoned when Chou En-lai, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, passed away and the cover was replaced by a photo of Chou's successor, Teng Hsiao-ping.
