The Light of Freedom was started immediately after the September 11th disaster and finished within 7 days! ++++ Limited Edition Gallery Proof (G/P) 16/1100 Hand Highlighted CANVAS with Additional Certificate master highlighting There are no more paintings available in this edition. It is sold out from the publisher. ++++ Certificate of Limitation and Authenticity included ++++ This painting is luminous and with the additional oil hand highlighting it glows like the lights are on all along the Manhatten skyline. ++++ 18" x 24" CANVAS framed in a Thom approved Antique Gold Kinkade Gallery Frame ~~Ready to hang! (If you would like this painting in the smaller size 12 x 16, or a different edition, please let me know, and I will upload to Ebay.) ++++ Brass Plaque with legend "Light of Freedom, Thomas Kinkade" ++++ Theme: The American Spirit, Old Glory ~~ USA Flag, Manhatten Skyline, Statue of Liberty, Proud American Eagle, Patriotism ++++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.

LIGHT OF FREEDOM by Thomas Kinkade was recently presented to US ARMY's 101st Airborne Division. General Richard A Cody commanding general of the 101st Division Airborne Division received LIGHT OF FREEDOM The division's headquarters at Fort Campbell, kentucky on May 18th 2002 ~~~~ General Cody's words of thanks expressed a gracious acceptance of the painting and an appreciation of the deep, patriotic meaning embrodied in it. ~~~ The painting will prominently display in the foyer of General Cody's headquarters for the foreseeable future. This was gift to General Cody and 101st Airborne Division as an expression of gratititude for the men in the division currently serving their country in Afghanistan.

+++++ And this is what Thomas Kinkade said about this work +++++ "For my painting The Light of Freedom, I turned once again to my faith in God, my love for my fellow man, and my pride in America and what we stand for. The billowy clouds in the heavens remind us that despite our challenges, God surely has shed His grace on this land. Now is the time when each of us must summon our courage and strength so that, the Light of Freedom will forever illuminate this glorious country. God bless America." ~~ 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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Background History ~~~Thomas Kinkade is a highly patriotic American and he was greatly impacted by the catastrophe of 9/11. ~~~He buried himself in his studio for 3 days immediately after the destruction and emerged 3 days later with this painting ~~"Light of Freedom" ~~~The Twin Towers respectively had a Height of 1,368 and 1,362 feet (417 and 415 meters) ~~~Owners: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. (99 year leased signed in April 2001 to groups including Westfield America and Silverstein Properties) ~~~Architect: Minoru Yamasaki, Emery Roth and Sons consulting Engineer: John Skilling and Leslie Robertson of Worthington, Skilling, Helle and Jackson ~~~Ground Breaking: August 5, 1966 Opened: 1970-73; April 4, 1973 ribbon cutting. ~~~Destroyed: Terrorist attack, September 11, 2001