{"product_id":"the-prince-of-peace","title":"The Prince Of Peace","description":"\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"ypsj11\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"261\" data-end=\"302\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e1954 Clarence Thorpe Found Devotional\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"420\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"420\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"403\"\u003e“And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"403\" data-end=\"406\"\u003e                                                                          Isaiah 9:6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"517\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"517\"\u003eOne found piece. One beautiful name of Christ. One reminder that our peace is found in Him.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"519\" data-end=\"655\"\u003eThere was something peaceful about this image from the moment I found it the face of Jesus, His eyes lifted upward, surrounded by light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"749\"\u003eBut when I carefully looked behind the frame, this piece began to tell us more of its story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"803\"\u003ePrinted on the reverse of the artwork are the words:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"860\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"860\"\u003e“THE PRINCE OF PEACE”\u003cbr data-start=\"828\" data-end=\"831\"\u003eby Clarence Thorpe\u003cbr data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"852\"\u003e© 1954\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"l7lq1z\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"862\" data-end=\"894\"\u003eA Piece of Christian History\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"1287\"\u003eClarence Edgar Thorpe was more than an artist. He became an ordained minister in 1945 and, throughout the 1950s, traveled to churches and youth gatherings across the United States, using his art as part of his ministry. An archival photograph from 1953 even documents Reverend Thorpe illustrating a likeness of Christ while using his artwork in sermons. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"1250\" data-content-reference-end=\"1282\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1495\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1310\"\u003eThe Prince of Peace\u003c\/em\u003e became one of his best known devotional images, with a biographical source on Christian art reporting that more than one million prints were sold.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1585\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAnd its title carries an even older story the prophecy of Isaiah pointing toward Christ:\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1660\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1660\"\u003eWonderful Counselor. Mighty God. Everlasting Father. Prince of Peace.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1pi3f4k\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1662\" data-end=\"1691\"\u003eEven the Back Has a Story\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1693\" data-end=\"1809\"\u003eBehind the artwork is an unexpected piece of history: an old green cardboard panel marked \u003cstrong data-start=\"1783\" data-end=\"1809\"\u003e“Lingerie by Kel Ray.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1811\" data-end=\"2092\"\u003eKel Ray was an American lingerie company active during this period. U.S. copyright records document Kel Ray Knitting Mills advertising in 1950, and a surviving 1950 advertisement identifies the company at \u003cstrong data-start=\"2016\" data-end=\"2053\"\u003e148 Madison Avenue, New York City\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"2032\" data-content-reference-end=\"2066\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2094\" data-end=\"2209\"\u003eAt some point, someone appears to have repurposed this ordinary piece of packaging as backing for the framed image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2211\" data-end=\"2297\"\u003eWe don't know who did it or when and I don't want to invent the history we don't know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2299\" data-end=\"2322\"\u003eBut I love that detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2324\" data-end=\"2411\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2324\" data-end=\"2411\"\u003eSomething ordinary was used to preserve an image pointing to Someone extraordinary.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"19otjkg\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2413\" data-end=\"2428\"\u003eFound Again\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2430\" data-end=\"2652\"\u003eThe exact history of this particular framed piece and its previous owner are unknown. The artwork bears a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2536\" data-end=\"2559\"\u003e1954 copyright date\u003c\/strong\u003e, while the age of this particular printing and framing cannot be established with certainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2654\" data-end=\"2789\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eIts aged frame, original style wire, worn backing, marks and imperfections have been preserved as part of the piece rather than hidden.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2844\" data-end=\"2975\"\u003eAnd now it is ready for another home a prayer room, quiet corner, bedroom, office, or anywhere that could use this simple reminder:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1d6py0u\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2977\" data-end=\"3011\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2981\" data-end=\"3011\"\u003eHe is the Prince of Peace.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3098\" data-end=\"3176\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3098\" data-end=\"3176\"\u003eQuantity: ONE. 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