 February 21, 2009 - Thomas Kinkade today
announced the upcoming release of Fountain of Blessings. An
image of the painting is not available yet. Inspired by Forsyth
Park, it will be a beautiful tree lined setting with a fountain in the
background. There is at least a good chance the title of this
image will be changed to
Savannah Romance
" I was inspired by a park in Savannah, Georgia.
Forsyth Park is a beautiful park near the center of the old downtown
city. A stroll down one of the promenades takes you back in time.
As I looked at the bubbling water, I envisioned God's blessings
overflowing on his children. I hope you enjoy the beauty and the
meaning inspired by Fountain of Blessings." -
Thomas Kinkade
Forsyth Place was the first park created in
Savannah. Architecturally, the park was influenced by the renewal of
Paris in the nineteenth century, when boulevards and parks were created.
This greatly influenced American city planning--every large city in the
United States was developing large city parks beginning in the 1850's.
Culturally speaking, it is thought that the Forsyth Park fountain was to
be a copy of the one in the Place de la Concorde. Hittorff,
completed two monumental fountains in that square only a few short years
before Forsyth Fountain was created. Bull Street was thought of as a
boulevard and promenade (both French terms) and the fountain served as a
focal point of a long vista, all the way from City Hall. The park and
the fountain would not have been possible if Savannah were not
experiencing economic prosperity. The 1850's were a consistently
prosperous period throughout the South, which admired and emulated the
high style of the French Empire. |
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