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  1. Early life

    William Thomas Kinkade was born on January 19, 1958, in Sacramento County, California. He grew up in the town of
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    The Artist: Thomas Kinkade – Thomas Kinkade Studios

    • 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 achieving success during his lifetime with the mass marketing of his work as printed reproductions and other licensed products by means of the Thomas Kinkade Company. According to Kinkade's comp… See more

    BornWilliam Thomas Kinkade III · January 19, 1958 · Sacramento, California, U.S.
    DiedApril 6, 2012 (aged 54) · Monte Sereno, California, U.S.
    SpouseNanette Willey (m. 1982)
    Career

    During June 1980, Kinkade spent a summer traveling across the United States with his college friend James Gurney. The two of them finished their journey in New York and secured a contract with Guptill Publication… See more

    Criticism and controversy

    Although Kinkade was among the most commercially successful painters of the 1990s, his work has been criticized. Soon after news of Kinkade's death in April 2012, author Susan Orlean termed it death of a "kitsch mas… See more

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