Thomas Kinkade, ‘Painter of Light,’ Dead at 54
Artist Thomas Kinkade, whose light-filled Frank Capra-like visions of Americana turned spinster aunts nationwide into art collectors, has died. Kinkade’s family issued a statement Friday indicating the ‘Painter of Light’ died of natural causes. Kinkade’s wife Nanette also said the family was “shocked and saddened by his death.”
The Mercury News reports Thomas Kinkade’s mass-produced visions of a shimmering, mythic bygone America were enormously popular: Read More
