Acres, Ethan, Reverend, 192
Adams, Ansel, 12
Alcohol. See Kinkade, Thomas, drinking
Artist’s Guide to Sketching, The (Kinkade and Gurney), 15
Avon, 58–59
Baker, Kenneth, 161
Bakshi, Ralph, 15
Barnett, Rick
descriptions, 17, 119, 203–204
founders competition/spending, 28, 64–66
Kirby Vacuum Company and, 17–18, 21
leaving Thomas Kinkade Company/new company, 245
selling Kinkade’s art (1980s), 21, 22, 23
Barnett, Rick/MAGI
after Raasch left, 109
calculator watch and, 65–66, 83, 169
commissions for, 109
diversification plan and, 83, 96
former Kirby employees and, 96–97
Kinkade relationship, 65, 66, 83, 96, 119, 245
Kuskey/Signature Gallery and, 205–206
management strategies and, 49, 65–66, 79, 83, 169, 203–204
Monterey office/San Jose office meetings and, 47, 65–66, 83, 203–204
success and, 30
understanding art, 96
See also Lawsuits against MAGI/Kinkade; Lightpost Publishing; MAGI (Media Arts Group Inc.); Thomas Kinkade University
Bell, Charles, 10
Bell, Marty, 46
Bernie (Raasch’s assistant), 34, 44
Bo (Kinkade’s driver), 87, 222
Boston, An Evening Stroll Through the Common (Kinkade), 26, 27
Bradford Exchange
company description, 4
Kinkade collectibles and, 4, 24–25, 27–28, 147
Kuskey and, 29
Parade magazine ads, 24–25, 27, 28
Bridge of Faith (Kinkade), 78
Brown, Edmund, 12
Buchanan, Ann Christian, 59
Burgess, Greg
after Raasch left MAGI, 110, 114, 164
background, 96
firing of, 171–172
IAMG and, 245
MAGI and, 97, 98, 101–102, 109, 110, 114, 164
meeting with Kuskey/Kuskey resigning, 111–113, 117
Bush, George Herbert Walker, 210
Bush, George W., 152
Byrne, Dan
Cabo San Lucas trip, 194–197
description/background, 2, 3, 29
MAGI and, 2, 3, 4, 32, 46, 48, 51, 84, 98, 109
Thomas Kinkade Company and, 191
trip to Hallmark and, 51, 52, 53
See also Gambling (Kinkade and friends)
Cabo San Lucas trip, 194–197
California State University at
Fullerton Kinkade art exhibit, 192–193
Cameron, Brooke, 161
Canvas transfer system/paintings
as company moneymaker, 48, 50, 55, 56, 78, 105, 149
Kinkade adding highlights, 149
Kinkade adding sketch on back, 149
“limited” editions and, 50, 56, 123, 140, 186, 236
master highlighters/“original” and, 49, 106
“original art” concept and, 49, 105–106, 139–140, 235
process description, 46
product description, 48–49
production lines for, 49–50
signing machine/Kinkade’s blood in ink, 106–107, 140
sizes/shapes of work, 49–50, 56, 186
See also Signature Galleries
Carmel-by-the Sea and Kinkade
Raasch/Kinkade meeting, 21–22
showing Kuskey town, 75–76
Sunday art fairs, 17, 18–20, 23–24
Casas, Daniel, 254
Cellini, Benvenuto, 246
Chandler’s Cottage (Kinkade), 26
Charcot Avenue warehouse offices description, 35–36
move from Kinkade’s garage to, 26
move from Ten Almaden to, 35
move to Madrone Business Park from, 123
renovations of, 43
shipping/receiving activities, 36, 49–50
Chia, Sandro, 168–169
Christmas Pageant of Peace (2000) and Kinkade painting, 152–153
Christy, Howard Chandler, 116
Clinton, Bill/Hillary, 152–153
Collectors of Kinkade art
galleries importance and, 151
latest series release and, 80, 139–140, 151
replications investment value and, 138, 185–186, 216
Thomas Kinkade Collectors Society, 151
See also Signature galleries; Thomas Kinkade University
Conk, Chip/Chris, 56–57
Cote, Jim, 201
Cotswold cottages, 86–87
Creative Brands Group
description, 117, 123–124, 193
Kinkade licensing agreements, 123–124
Kuskey leaving/new business, 241–242, 245
Kuskey working from home, 218–219
licensing deal with MAGI, 117–118, 123, 241
Raasch and, 117–118, 124, 194, 241, 245
See also Kuskey, G. Eric/Kinkade licensing
Criticism of Kinkade/art
art critics/art world and, 63, 105–106, 161–162, 193
“Eyes Nose” and, 170–171
great artist description and, 246
Kinkade on, 162–163
media/online, 170–171, 233–234
modern art world, 105, 235–236
“original art” concept and, 105–106, 139–140, 235
Cross, The (Kinkade), 153
Dandois, John/Mary Louise, 122
Didion, Joan, 161
Disney images paintings (Kinkade), 223
Earnhardt, Dale, 244
Ejbeh, Joseph, 212
End of a Perfect Day, The (Kinkade), 29
Escalante, Greg, 192–193
Evening at Merritt’s Cottage (Kinkade), 26
Everett’s Cottage (Kinkade), 85
“Eyes Nose”/identity, 170–171
FBI investigations, 215–216
Fine Wine and Cigar Expo, San Francisco, 87–92, 93
Fire and Ice (movie) art work, 15, 41, 224
Forbes magazine article, 80–83, 191, 247
Franchising
lawsuits and, 200
See also Signature Galleries
Fraud allegations against MAGI/Kinkade
FBI investigations, 215–216
See also Lawsuits against MAGI/Kinkade
Gambling (Kinkade and friends)
Hotel Valencia (2006), 220–222
Kinkade relieving himself, 220–221
at Kinkade’s studio, 219–220
Tahoe trip (2001), 143–146
Garden of Prayer (Kinkade), 80
Gimelli, Ken, 68
Goodwin, Robert, 218
Graceland painting (Kinkade), 223
Graham, Billy/crusades, 73, 153
Gurney, James, 13, 14, 15, 60–61
Hallmark Company
Kinkade licensing and, 43, 51–52, 54, 56
Kinkade/others visit to, 51–54
licensed stores concept, 78–79
Halvorson, Eric, 191
Haring, Keith, 168
Hastings, John
as company CEO, 224–225, 230, 242
Kinkade in Portofino and, 239–240
Hazlewood, Karen
lawsuits/awards and, 200, 211, 212, 226, 229
monetary losses, 212
Hemingway, Ernest, 12, 218, 243
Hirst, Damian, 236
Hockney, David, 162
Hofer, Karl, 12
Hofmann, Hans, 12
Hollyhock house, 76
Hudson River School landscapes, 14, 71
IAMG, 245
International Furniture Expo, High Point, North Carolina, 98
John Paul II, Pope, 153–154
Johnson, Kate (Katherine), 27, 146, 253
See also Kinkade, Kate (Katherine)
Kiley, Mike, Pastor
background, 95
Kincaid Furniture Company
description, 64
importance to Kinkade, 98, 102
meeting/party in North Carolina, 98–102
Walsh reneging on agreement, 101–102
Walsh threatening Kuskey and, 101–102
Kincaid, Steve, 64, 98, 100–101, 102
Kinkade, Chandler Christian, 26, 61–62
Kinkade family
Monte Sereno home/compound, 37–38, 68
move to San Jose, 27
Thomas rejecting/losing, 232, 243, 252
Kinkade houses. See Village at Hiddenbrooke
Kinkade, Kate (Katherine)
See also Johnson, Kate
Kinkade, Mary Ann
Christianity and, 73
living on son/Nanette’s property, 73, 120, 146
poverty/caring for children, 7, 8, 9, 73
son/son’s family and, 21, 27, 176, 177, 253
Kinkade, Merritt Christian, 21, 22
Kinkade, Nanette
after Thom’s death, 254–255, 257
charity work, 218
childhood/background, 10–11
daughters and, 62
divorce and, 232–233
husband rejecting, 232
husband’s drinking interventions, 225, 232
involvement in company, 189–190, 225
Ken Raasch and, 82, 104, 110, 118
meeting Thom, 10–11
Pinto-Walsh and, 254
romance/dreams with Thom, 11–12
supporting/protecting husband, 11–12, 52–53, 62, 82, 99, 118, 120, 121, 139, 141, 176, 178, 225–226
Thom’s death and, 249, 251, 252–253
Thom’s proposal/wedding day, 15
Kinkade Nativity Scene (Kinkade), 192
Kinkade, Patrick
brother’s company and, 146, 244
brother’s death and, 253
brother’s drinking intervention and, 232
brother’s poker night and, 219
Kinkade, Thomas
artists of past and, 88, 89, 92, 157, 206–207
avoidance/denial coping mechanisms, 84, 113, 157, 187, 189, 206, 207, 209, 227, 234, 235, 257
Cabo San Lucas trip, 194–197
charities/philanthropy, 160–161, 210–211, 218, 223
Christian faith and, 52, 54, 59, 60, 61–63, 71–72, 74, 76–77, 78, 94, 96, 107, 118, 141, 142, 147, 150, 151, 153, 154–156, 157, 162, 163, 164, 167–168, 192, 200, 204–205, 210–211, 256–257
college/Art Center and, 13–15
company diversification and, 47–48
competition with Barnett/Raasch, 28, 64–65, 66–68, 75
death/aftermath, 249–252, 253, 256
descriptions, 22, 38, 54, 73, 74–75, 83, 113, 118–119, 147, 160, 189, 209–210, 225, 234–235, 256–257
fear of losing everything, 9, 70, 230–231, 243, 244, 255
funeral, 253
“God’s light” and daughters, 61–62, 76–77
as Harley biker, 93, 158, 159–160, 218, 238
humidor/Kuskey and, 87
as lifestyle brand, 64
Pinto-Walsh relationship, 243–244, 245
ranch of, 159
responsibility for siblings/mother, 146
separation from sales/business, 32, 84–85, 98, 113, 135, 156–157, 189, 212–213, 257
simpler life/past and, 10, 59, 69–70, 88, 89, 155–157, 159, 207, 210
sobriety/visiting friends and family, 242–243
talk of early death, 90, 92, 106, 157, 206–207
See also Lawsuits against MAGI/Kinkade; specific events; specific individuals
Kinkade, Thomas, art work
American iconic images, 223
as Christian artist, 52, 59, 61–62, 63, 71–72, 74, 78, 96, 107, 141, 142, 147, 150, 151, 153, 154–156, 157, 162, 163, 164, 167–168, 192, 200, 204–205, 210–211, 256–257
cities and, 26–27
Cotswold cottages and, 86–87
early art/sales, 16–17
exhibit at CSUF, 192–193
fans/speaking to fans and, 23, 46, 51–52, 63, 72, 100, 105, 107, 140, 141–142, 147, 154–157, 162, 205, 210–211, 247
Graceland painting, 223
on his art, 41–42, 61, 71–72, 74, 105, 106, 141–142, 204–205
Ivy Gate Cottage studio description, 37, 38–40
layering process/glow, 39–41, 137–138, 139
light/light technique, 40–41, 58
originals prices, 29
as Painter of Christmas, 43, 152–153, 184, 192
for Pope John Paul II, 153–154
pressure on, 77, 83, 85–86, 139, 157, 229–230
“Robert Girrard” brush name, 16
scripture references/quotes added, 71, 150, 151
vision vs. earning a living, 14–15
Wife’s initials in art, 141–142, 150, 167
See also Canvas transfer system/paintings; Criticism of Kinkade/art; specific work
Kinkade, Thomas, childhood
art apprenticeship/first sale, 10
birth, 8
Kinkade’s vision of, 8, 10, 70–71, 72–73
paper route money, 9, 10, 70, 73, 146
poverty/hunger, 7–8, 9, 10, 11, 70, 73, 88
Wessels and, 12–13
Kinkade, Thomas, drinking
ability to paint next morning, 222–223
Cabo San Lucas trip, 194–197
change in personality with, 53–54
as coping mechanism, 189, 210, 234
Dandois incident, 122
denying alcoholism, 209, 232, 238
dive bars and, 70, 76, 118–119, 159–160
drunk-driving arrest, 232–234
Fine Wine and Cigar Expo, San Francisco, 87–92, 93
groping incident (2002), 147–148, 208
Hallmark trip and, 52–54
health problems from, 244
International Furniture Expo trip/party, 98–100
intervention (2010), 232
lawsuits and, 206–207, 218, 225–226
movie set and, 224
physical appearance and, 237–238
Portofino trip/alcohol poisoning, 239–240
Raasch worrying about, 93, 121, 225
rejecting family, 232
Siegfried and Roy show, 119, 208
sobriety/visiting friends and family, 242–243
stories about (after Raasch leaving
urinating in public, 122, 208–209
while working, 60
Winnie-the-Pooh statue and, 122, 208
See also Gambling (Kinkade and friends)
death/burial, 146
family/abandoning family, 7, 8, 72–73
returning to Thom’s life/reconciliation, 74
Kinkade, Winsor Christian, 51, 57–58
Kirby Vacuum Company, 17–18.
See also specific individuals
Kline, Franz, 246
Knight, Christopher, 161
Kuskey, G. Eric
after Kinkade’s death, 257
Cabo San Lucas trip, 194–197
Kinkade family/Kuskey family get-togethers, 51, 75, 76–77
Kinkade relationship, 60–61, 63, 69–71, 74–75, 84–92, 109–110, 143–146, 205, 256, 257
Raasch family/Kuskey family get-togethers, 51
Raasch relationship, 44–45, 48, 58, 69, 74–75, 102–104, 108, 110, 113, 116
Signature Gallery and, 133–134, 205–206
See also Gambling (Kinkade and friends)
Kuskey, G. Eric after MAGI
joining Raasch/Internet business, 115
Kinkade asking for his return, 117
See also Creative Brands Group; Kuskey, G. Eric/Kinkade licensing
Kuskey, G. Eric/Kinkade licensing
end of, 241
Kinkade as lifestyle brand, 64
meetings with Thom/Nanette, 190
products approval, 151–152
products as introductory product, 57
products/success and, ix, 32–33, 42, 43, 48, 56–57, 62–64, 77, 143, 190, 205, 236–237
products with scripture references/quotes, 150, 151
See also Creative Brands Group; specific companies
Kuskey, G. Eric/MAGI
Black Monday/move to Charcot Avenue location, 34–37
first days, 31–33
first meeting, 1–4
living in Santa Barbara/traveling to work, 59, 62
MAGI offer, 4–5
meeting Kinkade, 37–43
selling company to MAGI/company stock, 5, 34, 36
wife’s reservations about company, 36–37, 51, 59, 133–134
See also MAGI (Media Arts Group Inc.)
Lackner, John, 97
Lambert, James, 31–32, 35–36, 115, 121, 219
Lassen, Christian Riesse, 103
Lawsuits against company/Kinkade
arbitration and, 192, 201, 203, 207–209, 212
Barnett and, 203
class action status/suits and, 201, 216
delays in payments/Yatooma’s plan, 226–227, 229
discount sales and, 183–184, 216
effects on Kinkade, 204–205, 206–210, 211, 213, 217–218, 225–226
exploitation of religion accusations, 203, 204, 208, 211–212, 216, 217
fraud accusations, 200
by gallery owners, 184, 185, 197, 200–203, 204, 207–209, 211–212, 215, 216
gallery owners business plans and, 201–202
gallery owners contract and, 201, 202
Kinkade exonerated, 212–213
Kinkade testifying, 207–209
MAGI attorney on, 201
MAGI damage control and, 210–211
MAGI defense, 217
market saturation and, 181, 184, 200, 201, 202–203, 216
Thomas Kinkade University and, 201–202, 211
Lawsuits by MAGI
against “Eyes Nose,” 170–171
against gallery owners, 185, 189, 203, 217
against Yatooma’s firm, 212
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, 45
Licensing
description, 57
limited edition prints vs., 57, 124, 169
See also Creative Brands Group; Kuskey, G. Eric/Kinkade licensing
Lightpost Publishing
customer demographics, 27–28
formation of, 22
founders wealth/competition, 28
as original company name, 1, 30
See also MAGI (Media Arts Group Inc.); specific individuals
Lightposts for Living/II (Kinkade), 62–63, 142, 150
Lilac Gazebo (Kinkade), 58
Lionsgate Studios, 224
Madrone Business Park, Morgan Hill
becoming Kinkade office headquarters, 123
description, 123, 124–125, 230
Black Monday/causes and, 34–35, 43, 45
discount sales/problems, 173–174, 183–184, 216
diversification plan and, 2–4, 30, 33–34, 45–48, 83, 84
executive staff leaving, 113, 115
factors dooming company/Kinkade (summary), 188–189, 231
failure to cultivate art market, 168–169, 184
Forbes magazine article and, 80–83, 191
former Kirby employees and, 96–97, 102, 107, 109, 111, 112, 123, 163, 164, 169, 170–171, 172, 184, 188
Kinkade brand comparisons, 157–158
on popularity of Kinkade, 105, 151–152
power shift from Raasch to Barnett, 95–98
rebound/founders spending spree, 64–65
saturation problem (“brick wall”) and, 164–167, 168, 169–170, 184, 185
success/wealth (2001), 138, 143
See also Lawsuits; Signature Galleries; Thomas Kinkade Company; Thomas Kinkade University; specific individuals
Make-A-Wish Foundation, 161, 218
Michelangelo, 246
Morgan Hill, 123
See also Madrone Business Park, Morgan Hill
Murray, Robert, 241
National Christmas Tree/lighting ceremony (2000), 152–153
Neiman, Leroy, 161
New York Times/bestseller list, 63, 150, 162
New Yorker, 193
O’Toole, Peter, 224
Painter of Christmas, 43, 152–153, 184, 192
Painter of Light
Kinkade first using, 15
Kinkade trademark, 149–150, 164
William Turner and, 41
See also Kinkade, Thomas
Parade magazine ads, 24–25, 27, 28
Parrish, Maxfield, 88, 89, 205
Pebble Beach Financial, 135
Pied Piper, The (Parrish), 88, 89, 205
Pinto-Walsh, Amy
description/background, 243–244
Kinkade relationship and, 243–244, 245
Kinkade’s death/aftermath and, 249, 251, 253–255
history, 9
Thomas Kinkade Collectors Society tours, 151
Points of Light: A Celebration of the American Spirit of Giving (Goodwin and Kinkade), 218
Points of Light Foundation, 210–211, 218, 223
Portofino trip, 239–240
Presley, Elvis/Priscilla, 223
QVC network, 167–168, 202, 209
Raasch, Ken
Cabo San Lucas trip, 194–197
Christianity and, 108
founders competition/spending, 28, 64–69
house incident/Kinkade, 67–68
Kinkade business (after Kinkade’s death), 255, 257
Kinkade competition, 67–68, 75, 81–82, 104, 107–108, 113
Kinkade relationship, 67–68, 75, 93, 107–108, 113–114, 119, 120–121, 122, 192, 225, 245–246, 253
Kinkade’s death/aftermath and, 249–250, 251–252, 253, 255
Kuskey relationship, 44–45, 48, 58, 69, 74–75, 102–104, 108, 110, 113, 116
L.B.J. ranch trip/Kinkade, 246
meeting/going into business with Kinkade, 21–22, 97
money to fund Kinkade business and, 22, 65, 66, 82, 97, 107
selling house/Facebook stock, 246
Tahoe gambling trip (2001), 143–146
working out of Kinkade’s garage, 22–23, 25
Raasch, Ken/after removal from MAGI
Internet business plans and, 108, 115–116
Kinkade making company private and, 190–191
shareholder power, 114–115, 171
warning to Burgess, 114
See also Creative Brands Group
Raasch, Ken/MAGI
Black Monday and, 34–35, 45, 82
Bradford Exchange deal, 25
as chairman of the board, 47
diversification plan/failure and, 3, 33, 45, 46–47, 83, 98, 108
first meetings with Kuskey, 2–3, 29, 32, 44–45
Forbes magazine interview/effects, 80–83, 191, 247
International Furniture Expo and, 98
lawsuits and, 212
removal from MAGI, 103–104, 107–108, 109–111
stepping down as CEO, 47
See also Lightpost Publishing; MAGI (Media Arts Group Inc.)
Raasch, Linda
house incident/Kinkade, 67, 68
husband’s removal from MAGI and, 103
Kinkade’s death and, 249–250
marriage/children, 21
Rauschenberg, Robert, 246
Rockwell, Norman/work, 24, 27, 88, 89, 106, 249
Rose Gate (Kinkade), 58
Saatchi, Charles, 168–169
Sacher, Kevin
leaving MAGI, 115
MAGI and, 2, 3–5, 29, 32, 35, 36, 109, 165–166
Tahoe gambling trip (2001), 143–146
Safer, Morley, 105
Salvation Army, 218
San Francisco Argonaut, 12
San Francisco Chronicle, 161
San Francisco Fortnightly, 12
San Jose Mercury News, 250
Schuller, Robert, Pastor, 122
Sealey, Peter, 169
Sharing the Light trademark, 149–150
Sheppard, Terry
firing of, 187
Kinkade relationship, 121, 186–187, 219
as Kinkade’s videographer, 51, 52, 53, 98, 121, 122, 139, 147, 154, 176, 186–187
Siegfried and Roy show, 119, 208
Signature Galleries
closings/owners losses, 169, 173, 181–183, 185, 229
collector events/new canvas transfer painting, 138–142
construction/design requirements, 135–137
contract requirements, 134, 202
costs to gallery owners, 127–128, 134, 135, 151
final sale description, 137–138
Hallmark licensed stores concept and, 78–79
Kinkade at events, 138–139, 140–142
MAGI discount sales and, 184, 202
MAGI profits from, 79–80, 106, 143
market saturation and, 181, 184, 200, 201, 202–203, 216
owners after gallery failure, 185
owners demographics/background, 127, 128, 129, 151
owners expected profits, 128, 133, 182, 202
See also Canvas transfer system/paintings; Lawsuits against MAGI/Kinkade; Thomas Kinkade University
Simpler Times (Kinkade), 59
60 Minutes, 105
Skating in the Park (Kinkade), 26–27
Spinello, Jeff
lawsuits/awards and, 200, 211, 212, 226, 229
monetary losses, 212
Starbucks Company/supply and demand, 166–167
Stein, Gertrude, 12
Stewart, Martha, 157–158, 161, 162, 168
Stock market and MAGI/Kinkade
artists and stock market, 1, 30
beginnings, 30
Black Monday and, 36, 43, 47, 55
company changes with, 33
Kinkade making company private, 190–192
as mistake, 188
pressure/profits and, 3, 33, 45–46, 55–56, 135, 170, 173, 188, 190, 231
Sturgis Rally, South Dakota, 159
Sunrise (Kinkade), 154
Tahoe house of Kinkade
description, 144–145
gambling trip (2001), 143–146
Tattoos, henna, 195–196
Ten Almaden Boulevard business address
This Is Talladega (Kinkade), 244
Thomas Kinkade: Heaven on Earth (exhibit at CSUF), 192–193
Thomas Kinkade: Painting by Numbers (Sheppard), 187
Thomas Kinkade Carillon Gallery, 200, 201
Thomas Kinkade Collectors Society Placerville tours, 151
Thomas Kinkade Company
bankruptcy and, 229–230, 232–233
bankruptcy emergence/plans, 241
beginnings, 191
CEO changes, 225–226
Kinkade loaning money to, 230–231
Thomas Kinkade Gallery, Valley Fair Mall, 50, 78, 136
Thomas Kinkade University
attendee demographics/background, 127, 128, 129
Barnett and, 79, 109, 129, 131–132, 135, 203
Barnett as speaker, 131–132, 203
Christianity and, 127, 129, 131, 132–133, 163–164, 203, 211–212
contract/requirements, 134
costs, 201–202
dinner with Kinkade, 132–133
information covered/sessions description, 128, 131–133
Kuskey’s role at, 127, 131, 133
prequalifications for attendees, 127
pressure on attendees, 134–135
purpose, 79
Youngs experience, 128–129, 130, 133, 182
See also Signature galleries
Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas Cottage (movie), 224
Thomopoulos, Tony
background/description, 171, 172–173
as MAGI CEO, 172, 173, 184, 187–188
retirement, 191
Tuesday Morning discount sales, 173–174, 183–184
Turner, William, 41
USA Today, 169
Valance, Jeffrey, 192
Valley Fair Mall, Thomas Kinkade Gallery, 50, 78, 136
Vasari, Giorgio, 246
Village at Hiddenbrooke
importance to Kinkade, 174, 176, 177–178
Kinkade’s sister and, 146
model home names (Kinkade daughters), 175
ribbon-cutting ceremony, 174–179
Taylor Woodrow Company and, 158, 175
Vita, Chuck, 188
Volunteer Center National Network, 210–211
Walsh, Brad
after Raasch left, 109
background, 97
furniture dealers and, 101
IAMG and, 245
MAGI and, 97, 98, 100–101, 102
threatening Kuskey, 101–102, 109, 112
Walsh, Howard, 97
Warner Faith publisher, 62–63
Wessels, Glenn
background, 12–13
death, 15
as mentor to Kinkade, 12–13, 224
Wheeler, Dan, 167–168
Winnie the Pooh I (Kinkade), 223
Winnie-the-Pooh statue incident, 122, 208
Winsor Manor (Kinkade), 57–58
Winter, David/David Winter Cottages, 3, 33, 34, 45, 48, 84, 102, 191
Yatooma Foundation, 200
Yatooma, Norman
background/family, 199–200
delays in client payments and, 226–227, 229
description, 200
gallery owner lawsuits and, 197, 200–201, 202–203, 204, 207–209, 211–212, 215
on Kinkade buying back company, 216–217
planned class action suits, 216
Young, Dwayne/Sue
gallery failure and, 181–183, 185
gallery opening, 138