Hvem er kendt som the painter of light?
Thomas Kinkade
William Thomas Kinkade III (19. januar 1958 - 6. april 2012) var en amerikansk maler af populære realistiske, pastorale og idylliske motiver. Han er kendt for sin massemarkedsføring af sine værker i form af trykte reproduktioner og andre licensprodukter via Thomas Kinkade Company. Han karakteriserede sig selv som "Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light", et udtryk, som han beskyttede gennem et varemærke, men som oprindeligt blev tilskrevet den britiske mester J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851). Ifølge Kinkades firma ejer hvert tyvende amerikanske hjem et eksemplar af et af hans malerier.
Thomas Kinkade
William Thomas Kinkade III (January 19, 1958 – April 6, 2012) was an American painter of popular realistic, pastoral, 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 which was originally attributed to the British master J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851). According to Kinkade's company, one in every twenty American homes owns a copy of one of his paintings.
Thomas Kinkade