November 15. On this date in 1912, 'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk at the home of Juliet Thompson in New York. Earlier that year, on June 1, 'Abdu'l-Bahá had his first sitting for his portrait painted by Juliet Thompson in her New York studio. While pictures, sketches, and photographs of 'Abdu'l-Bahá are ubiquitous in Bahá'í homes, those of Bahá'u'lláh are less so although the prohibition is equally applicable to both.

November 15. On this date in 1912, 'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk at the home of Juliet Thompson in New York. Earlier that year, on June 1, 'Abdu'l-Bahá had his first sitting for his portrait painted by Juliet Thompson in her New York studio. While pictures, sketches, and photographs of 'Abdu'l-Bahá are ubiquitous in Bahá'í homes, those of Bahá'u'lláh are less so although the prohibition is equally applicable to both.