Author: Cowan, Ralph Wolfe. (b. 1931). American artist who painted a Mar-A-Lago portrait of Donald Trump.
Title: Typed Letter Soliciting an Article in American Artist Magazine Signed by Ralph Wolfe Cowan, Painter of a Mar-a-Lago Portrait of Donald Trump.
Description: Hollywood, CA: August 13, 1963. 1963. - Typed double-spaced letter filling half of a 10-1/2 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide sheet of his personalized letterhead with "Ralph Cowan Portraits" printed at the top. Signed "Ralph Cowan". There is creasing to the top left corner of the letter with a small piece out. There is a small, light stain to the bottom edge. Good.

Cowan writes to Norman Kent, editor of American Artist, enclosing a photograph of his recent portrait of Zsa Zsa Gabor. "Since the beginning of magazines, lovely women gracing their covers have added to their circulation..Your art news section might consider this painting of interest.."

Ralph Wolfe Cowan [b.1931] is an American portrait painter. He is the last of a dying breed -- the painter of kings. He has painted more reigning monarchs than any other artist in history. When Donald Trump bought Mar-a-Lago in the late 1980s Cowan wanted to paint the owner of a place that still had the mid-century glamor and mystique that he remembered from a visit there in his youth. He titled his portrait "The Visionary". Good .

Keywords: ART; PORTRATURE; AMERICAN PAINTER; PAINTER OF REIGNING MONARCHS; TYPED LETTER SOLICITING AN ARTICLE IN AMERICAN ARTIST MAGAZINE SIGNED BY RALPH WOLFE COWAN, PAINTER OF A MAR-A-LAGO PORTRAIT OF DONALD TRUMP; TLS; T.L.S.; SIGNATURE; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; PORT

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