The Lights of Liberty ("Season of Lights I") This is the first release in Thom's "Season of Lights" collection, which are patriotic paintings done for both the outgoing and incoming first families. The Lights of Liberty celebrates the national security and prosperity that flows from decisions made in the White House. This painting is sometimes incorrectly called "The Light of Liberty" ++++ Limited Edition Gallery Proof (G/P) CANVAS 514/700 Only 700 of this edition exist. ++++ Hand Highlighted This painting is luminous ~~ it literally shines as if the lights have been switched on in the White House. ++++ Certificate of Limitation and Authenticity included ++++ Signed with a forgery-proof DNA Matrix signature ++++ Museum Quality 24" x 28" Thom approved Kinkade Gallery Frame ~~Ready to hang! Canvas size 16" x 20" ++++ Brass Plaque with the legend "Lights of Liberty ~~ Thomas Kinkade" ++++ Thom created this painting in 2000 because he was invited by the White House to take part in the lighting of the White House Christmas tree. ++++ Theme ~~~Christmas at the White House, Winter, Snow and Christmas Tree. ++++About Gallery Proof Editions ~~ Gallery Proof Edition (G/P) A Gallery Proofs issued in quantities significantly smaller than S/N. They can be distinguished from the S/N edition by the unique gold foil remarque stamped onto the image and the designation of G/P in the numbering process.

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Thom personally presents his painting "The Lights of Liberty" to the former President of the United States and the First Family in the White House.

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+++++ And this is what Thomas Kinkade said about this work +++++ "I've never painted the White House before. One reason I'm doing it now is that I've been asked to take part in the inspiring ceremony that marks the lighting of the National Christmas Tree. How I look forward to the moment when the Kinkade family joins the American family in honoring this grand tradition. I intend to present 'The Lights of Liberty', the first in my new "Season of Lights" collection, to both the outgoing and incoming first families. This painting celebrates the national security and prosperity that flows from decisions made in this building. As we enter a new millennium, we are again reminded that the peaceful passing of the American mantle of power is a most important achievement. I haven't painted the tree ceremony; indeed, there are no people in 'The Lights of Liberty.' This is a scene of profound solitude and quiet serenity as the flag flies over the White House bathed in the flow of the sunset. One can be distracted by the pomp and circumstance surrounding a national tourist attraction. Here, instead, I portray the home of our national first family - and, by extension, of all American families. Perhaps then, the 'Lights of liberty' suggested by my painting's title could be either the peaceful lights of an American home, or the symbolic glow of the tree, which is suggestive of our precious religious freedoms. I pray that each year, this painting will cause many to celebrate the blessings of the season of lights." ~~ Thomas Kinkade

"Thomas Kinkade, The Painter of Light has sold more canvasses than ~~ Claude Monet, Rembrandt, Renoir, Edouard Manet, Vincent Van Gogh. Leonardo da Vinci, Picasso, Paul Gauguin COMBINED. He is America's, and the World's, most collected living artist. He is to Art, what Henry Ford was to automobiles." ("60 minutes "~~ CBS)

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The Oval Office ~~The Oval Office is one of several magnificent rooms within the White House mansion. ~~The Oval Office is the president's formal workspace, where he confers with heads of state, diplomats, his staff, and other dignitaries; where he often addresses the American public and the world on television or radio; and where he deals with the issues of the day. ~~The first Oval Office was built in 1909 in the center of the south side of the West Wing; in 1934 it was moved to its current location on the southeast corner, overlooking the Rose Garden. Each president has decorated the Oval Office to suit his tastes. Among the features that remain constant are the white marble mantel from the original 1909 Oval Office, the presidential seal in the ceiling, and the two flags behind the president's desk--the U.S. flag and the President's flag. ~~President Bush has chosen to use the Resolute desk, which was made from the timbers of H.M.S. Resolute, an abandoned British ship discovered by an American vessel and returned to the Queen of England as a token of friendship and goodwill. When the ship was retired, Queen Victoria commissioned the desk and presented to President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880. ~~The desk has twice been modified from the original 1880 version. President Franklin D. Roosevelt requested that the kneehole be fitted with a panel carved with the Presidential coat-of-arms, but he did not live to see it installed in 1945. President Ronald Reagan requested it be raised on a 2" base to accommodate his 6'2" frame. ~~Every president since Hayes, except Presidents Johnson, Nixon and Ford, has used the Resolute desk. The desk was made famous by a photograph of President John F. Kennedy at work while his son, John Jr., peeked out from behind the kneehole panel. ~~President Bush is the 43rd President of the United States and the 17th President to occupy the Oval Office.