The Thomas Kinkade Archive Collection
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Block Island "I love lighthouses," Thomas Kinkade declares. "The severe, uncompromising lives of service lived by lonely lighthouse keepers possess a special dignity." Poised between the last outcroppings of land and the vast expanse of ocean, the lighthouse has become a profound symbol of human life, poised as it is between the transitory and the eternal. Block Island is a study of resolute courage and dignity. The house stands alone, severe, crisp of line. It supports the proud light tower. A single antique auto stands in its fenced yard; a solitary figure, back turned to the viewer, strides toward the comfort and consolation the house offers. The sea has eroded the rocky coast; in centuries to come the house itself will surely fall before the water's inexorable advance. A solitary ship sets out on its voyage to an unknowable destination, led away from danger by the stoic resident of Block Island. |
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Howard
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