Thomas Kinkade
Painting, Visual Artist
1958 – 2012
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Who was Thomas Kinkade?
Thomas Kinkade was an American painter of popular realistic, bucolic, and idyllic subjects. He is notable for the mass marketing of his work as printed reproductions and other licensed products via The Thomas Kinkade Company. He characterized himself as "Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light," a phrase he protected through trademark but one originally attributed to the English master J.M.W. Turner. It is estimated that 1 in every 20 American homes owns a copy of one of his paintings.
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- Born
- Jan 19, 1958
Sacramento - Parents
- Spouses
- Nanette Wiley
(1982/05/02 - 2012/04/06) - Amy Pinto
(2010 - 2012/04/06)
- Nanette Wiley
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley
- Art Center College of Design
- Lived in
- Sacramento
- Died
- Apr 6, 2012
Monte Sereno
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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