Nashville, TN-based Burns & Co. Rare Historical Art Launches in time for 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln's Death, Funeral Procession and Burial

    NASHVILLE, TN, January 28, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Burns & Co Rare Historical Art Launches in time for the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, and Abraham Lincoln's death, funeral procession and burial. The company creates historical art from vintage illustrations, portraits, rare prints, ephemera and engravings.

In just a few short months, the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln's death, funeral procession and burial will occur. There has been an increased demand by collectors, investors, dealers and the general public for fascinating relics related to historical figures and events from the American Civil War era. A lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair sold at auction last week for $25,000. There are antique photographs of Lincoln listed for sale online for $12,000.

At Nashville, TN based Burns & Co., we celebrate interesting and remarkable people, places and events in history through the production and distribution of unique and fascinating rare historic art. We source "one of a kind" printed images of famous people (illustrations, portraits, rare prints, ephemera and engravings, etc.) and re purpose them into fascinating high-end historic art pieces for an exclusive clientele. We own the original vintage images used to produce the art pieces.

We have recently completed our 150th Anniversary American Civil War Commemorative Series. This historical art series features the popular figures from the Union / "the North" as follows:

President Abraham Lincoln- "The Great Emancipator, Commander and General Ulysses S Grant- "Unconditional Surrender Grant", Admiral David Farragut- "Old Salamander". We have also produced a piece from a rare book illustration, "War with the South, (Union) Victory".

The series also features the popular figures from the Confederacy / "the South" as follows:

Calvary General John Hunt Morgan - "Thunderbolt", Calvary General Joseph Wheeler- "Fighting Joe", Cavalry General Nathan Bedford Forrest - "The Wizard of the Saddle", General Benjamin Frank Cheatham - "Old Frank", "Confederate Generals of the South, Army No. 1" composite which includes General Braxton Bragg, General J.E. Johnson, General J. Longstreet, General J.B. Hood, General Kirby Smith, Ms. Adelicia Acklen Cheatham- Mistress of Belmont" (richest woman in Tennessee during the Civil War), and an ornate Forrest / Wheeler color composite.

Lincoln's Death, Funeral Procession and Burial:

We're currently producing new pieces related to Lincoln's death right now. The framed pieces will be available online for purchase very soon.

The company is marketing through the Burns & Co. website. Go to our gallery section to view our framed and unframed art and some samples of rare images we use to create magnificent Burns & Co. historical art at: www.burnsandcogallery.com. The company also holds exclusive showings in Nashville, TN and plans to market via live online auctions. The firm is seeking select art gallery partners as distribution partners in key metro markets.

Our promotional pricing makes our magnificent historical art attractive to a very large audience. The promotion expires on 02/07/2015. Please visit our website, contact us by email at [email protected] or reach us by phone at 1-800-383-1848.

Burns & Co. specializes in the creation of unique historical art. The Founder, Stan Burns, is a Nashville native, an entrepreneur and a seasoned marketing veteran that is building a history-based luxury brand. He is the 3rd great grandson of Michael Burns, a famous Nashvillian.

Our mission is to celebrate interesting and remarkable people, places and events from the "glory days" through the creation and distribution of unique, fascinating and historic rare art.

At Burns & Co., we source rare, "one of a kind" printed images of famous people (illustrations, portraits, rare prints, and engravings) and re purpose them into fascinating high-end art pieces for an exclusive clientele. We own the original rare images used to produce the art pieces. The images are not modified. They are simply enlarged with today's high end scanning and printing technology. The art pieces are enhanced with custom frame borders and other unique elements consistent with the time period to compliment the original rare print.

We have completed our "150th Anniversary of the American Civil War Commemorative Series" and we are now producing the "150th Anniversary of the Death of Abraham Lincoln Series" focused on the Lincoln's death, funeral procession and burial.

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