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Billion Dollar Painter - by G Eric Kuskey (Hardcover)

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  • The unbelievable true story of artist Thomas Kinkade, self-described "Painter of Light," and the dramatic rise - and fall - of his billion-dollar gallery and licensing business.
  • About the Author: G. Eric Kuskey is an author, producer, agent, and entrepreneur.
  • 296 Pages
  • Biography + Autobiography, Artists, Architects, Photographers

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The true story of artist Thomas Kinkade, self-described "Painter of light," and the dramatic rise and fall of his billion-dollar art empire.



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The unbelievable true story of artist Thomas Kinkade, self-described "Painter of Light," and the dramatic rise - and fall - of his billion-dollar gallery and licensing business.

He was just one man, but Thomas Kinkade ultimately made more money from his art than every other artist in the history of the world combined. His sentimental paintings of babbling brooks, rural churches surrounded by brilliant fall foliage, and idyllic countryside cottages were so popular in the 1990s that one out of every twenty homes in America owned one of his prints. With the help of two partners, a former vacuum salesman and an ambitious junior accountant who fancied himself a businessman, Kinkade turned his art into a billion-dollar gallery and licensing business that traded on the NYSE before it collapsed in 2006 amid fraud accusations.

One part a fascinating business story about the rise, and demise, of a financial empire born out of divine inspiration, one part a dramatic biography, Billion Dollar Painter is the account of three nobodies who made it big. One of them was a man who, despite being a devout Christian that believed his artwork was a spiritual force that could cure the sick and comfort the poor in spirit, could not save his art empire, or himself.

G. Eric Kuskey, former colleague of Thomas Kinkade and close friend until the artist's death in 2012, tells Kinkade's story for the first time--from his art's humble beginnings on a sidewalk in Carmel, California, to his five-house compound in Monte Sereno. This is a tale of addiction and grief, of losing control, and ultimately, of the price of our dreams.



About the Author



G. Eric Kuskey is an author, producer, agent, and entrepreneur. Kuskey worked intimately with Thomas Kinkade and his company for over fourteen years and remained friends with him until his death in 2012, at which time he started writing Billion Dollar Painter. Kuskey has represented many popular consumer brands as well as celebrity, influencer, model, athlete, and artist brands for licensing, endorsement, and other strategic partnership agreements. Kuskey is the co-founder of two CPG start-ups since 2018. He is working on his second non-fiction book (another wild ride with a famous artist) and has written three forthcoming works of fiction.

Bettina Gilois has won the Humanitas Prize, and a Black Reels Best Screenplay award for Glory Road. She has written for Jerry Bruckheimer, and in addition to writing books and screenplays, she blogs about art and life for the Huffington Post.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 6.2 Inches (W) x 1.2 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.05 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 296
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Artists, Architects, Photographers
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
Author: G Eric Kuskey
Language: English
Street Date: September 9, 2014
TCIN: 94421199
UPC: 9781602862449
Item Number (DPCI): 247-21-4789
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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