"Bad art succeeds where good art fails," might be the lesson from Sarah Jones's fascinating exploration of Thomas Kinkade's cultural impact in Dissent Magazine. In early July, the Department of ...

You may think you know the whole story of kitsch master Thomas Kinkade, the self-branded “painter of light,” who sold obscene amounts of work, generated endless merch, and even offered branded ...

If you think you’ve never seen a painting by Thomas Kinkade, think again. The late artist, who is said to have sold more canvases than any painter in history, created a cottage industry (pun intended) ...

A cozy thatched cottage tucked beside a tree-lined lane, smoke curling from brick chimneys. Lampposts casting a glow over the scene. These are the soothing images – the functional equivalent of ...

(RNS) — Last week the official account of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security posted an image on X that went viral: a Thomas Kinkade painting titled “Morning Pledge,” accompanied by the words, ...

The family of American artist Thomas Kinkade is pushing back on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) use of the late artist’s painting to promote what the family views as an anti-immigrant ...