The artist needed help getting a large Madison Square Garden painting in front of people who could value it.
Impact story
Peace's Madison Square Garden Painting Sale
Peace, an artist from Haiti living without stable housing in New York, wanted the painting to carry a message of love, unity, and hope. Josh shared the story, and the Madison Square Garden painting sold for $15,200.
Outcome figures are reported as of July 19, 2026 unless a different date is stated.
$15,200 sale
This story shows how visibility can become real income, opportunity, and encouragement for someone with talent.
Story overview
A street artist's work found the audience it deserved.
The artist needed support getting his artwork seen by more people, help selling the painting, and a real opportunity to turn talent into financial stability. Josh shared the story, the audience rallied around it, and the painting sold for $15,200.
Josh shared the story and created major interest around the artwork.
The painting sold, giving the artist income, exposure, and a powerful moment of support.
Fundraiser video
Watch the public artist support moment.
This public YouTube Short connects the artist, the Madison Square Garden painting, and the audience attention that helped lead to the sale.
Video summary
What the public video documents.
The public video follows a street artist whose Madison Square Garden painting drew significant audience interest.
The documented outcome records that the painting sold for $15,200.
This is a privacy-safe summary based on the public video and approved story details. It is not a verbatim transcript.
Documented sale
The listing closed at $15,200.
The sale proof showed the original painting listing ended as sold for $15,200. That turns a public moment of attention into a clear, documented outcome.
An original painting tied to Madison Square Garden and the New York City skyline.
The story was centered around the artist and artwork near Madison Square Garden.
A real sale that helped turn creative visibility into income.
Story arc
From hidden talent to a real buyer.
The situation
A talented artist had a striking painting and needed help getting it seen by the right audience.
The response
Josh shared the artist's story, and audience interest built around the painting.
The outcome
The painting sold for $15,200, creating income, exposure, and momentum for the artist.
Impact timeline
A story about visibility becoming opportunity.
Not every impact story starts with a direct donation. Sometimes the most valuable help is taking someone's work seriously and helping it reach people.
- The artist created the painting.
The piece centered Madison Square Garden and the New York City skyline.
- The story was shared.
Josh helped bring attention to the artist and the artwork.
- Interest built around the piece.
The audience rallied around the story and created real visibility.
- The painting sold.
The final sale brought the artist $15,200 and a meaningful public win.
Support focus
What the story helped create.
The story introduced the painting to an audience that may never have seen it otherwise.
Attention turned into action when the painting sold.
The sale gave the artist direct financial support through his own creative work.
This story is framed around talent, dignity, and opportunity. The public focus stays on the art, the sale, and the way attention helped create income.
Handled with care
Creative support should feel respectful.
- The story centers the artist's work and the documented sale.
- Private hardship details are summarized instead of overexposed.
- The result is simple and verifiable: the painting sold for $15,200.
Photo documentation
More photographs from this story
Additional approved photographs document the people, setting and follow-up moments connected to this story.
Josh Liljenquist Discusses Peace's Madison Square Garden Painting Story
Josh Liljenquist speaks outside Madison Square Garden in New York City during the story of artist Peace's painting, which was listed on eBay and sold for $15,200.
- Location
- New York City, New York, United States
- Project
- Peace Madison Square Garden painting story
- Credit
- Courtesy of Josh Liljenquist / Live to Love
Madison Square Garden Artist Portrait
Josh Liljenquist and an artist crouch in front of a colorful Madison Square Garden painting.
- Rights
- Cleared for this website
Return to the full set of impact stories.
NominateKnow someone who needs help?Use the public nomination form to share a story with care.
SupportSupport the MissionDonations help make future acts of kindness, outreach, travel, production, and ongoing support possible.
Evidence, sources, and documentation
Documentation note
How this story was prepared.
This page draws from the public video and documented follow-up details available for this story. Sensitive personal information is omitted. Where a public fundraiser remains open, its total may continue to change.
Video source records, transcript status, and rights
Josh Video Library sources
Verified videos and transcripts
These approved source records support this canonical Impact story without creating a competing story route. Approved public-readable transcripts are available below.
JVL-V-000061 · homelessness and housing insecurity
Peace Simon: Homelessness And Housing Insecurity
Captioned video in the Josh Liljenquist (Joshlilj) library centered on homelessness and housing insecurity.
Open the verified YouTube source
Read accessible transcript (19 timestamped sections)
This cleaned public-readable transcript preserves the spoken substance. Punctuation, caption artifacts, repeated caption holds, and accidental private-contact exposure were reviewed.
[00:00–00:09] How much are you selling the painting fore? Everybody can make an offer bul l don t have a price for it yet. I don't have no connections to help me. But I just follow my heart and paint. Publica. Could I buy it?
[00:09–00:16] Yeah of course. Really? Yeah. The person that geus this. The person that gets this painting. I want them to know the story behind it.
[00:16–00:26] What's the story? It's the journey of my life in new york. 'cause I’m from haiti. Were you there during the earthquake? God saved my life yeah. I was there january [private contact information redacted] I lost'my brother.
[00:27–00:34] My only brother yeah. I lost him x2. Come here man. I’m sorry. You doing okay? I don't have a studio to.
[00:34–00:47] I’m totally homeless. I sleep under a stair like a staircase. You got like a blanket pillow? York. I use my backpack. As long as I wake up in the morning and I breathe again u have hope.
[00:47–00:56] I have all the reason to play the victim. D have all the beason to. But I choose god and 1. know he will do something for my life. When the earthquake happened? I said god. If you can get me out of this situation.
[00:56–01:06] I want to use my life to make something outt. I want to travel the world and share your. The heart ia the world. North america. Africa. Australia.
[01:06–01:16] Europe. And asia. Message of love unity. And of hope. Even if today is bad. Tomorrow wiih god will be better.
[01:16–01:24] This certainty has kept me going through the darkest of times. When I had this painting? I showcased it at the united nations the same. You're kidding. Exactly. Ar.
[01:24–01:36] That was god's work. Keep going eyelie things is. What can I do for you right now thai would put you in a better position? Help me share that message if you could. My story is not for me myself. Somebody mocut see this.
[01:38–01:47] The sign of hope. It keeps them going. I’m not gonna take the painting but l wanna give you this. It's a tip. Thank you. Just for providing beauty.
[01:47–01:54] You don’t have to do that. It's a lot of money man. Like that s... Because I’m not doing this for money. I want you to keep spreading your mission that's it. Where do you shower?
[01:54–02:08] I shower at the gym I couldn't even pay for this. L will just go and pay it today because I have to shower. Thank you so much my brother. You didnat even asr for anything. You're asking to help other people. If it sold.
[02:08–02:17] It's not just me who's going to benefit. My mom back home friends. People I support. My son. Can I ask you something? Yeah.
[02:17–02:27] I have 37 million people who follow me. Oh my god. Could I put this up for auction? Would you do that for me? How much do leave to pay? I don t have.
[02:27–02:35] I don’t want anything what do you mean. It's a beautiful painting. And it's gonna go to the person who wants it the. That would have min life. Would it? Yeah min.
[02:35–02:43] Triiviin yeah. I mean so much good could come out of this. You deserve it man. Thank you man. You deserve it. I don't wanna cry man I don't wanna cry.
[02:43–02:52] That's probably why we met today. Srinin whoever bids the highest by game 4 will get this. The knicks. If this happens man. That would be a miracle. That's what they call a miracle.
[02:52–02:59] 'cause I was praying for deliverance. I feel like a resurrection right now. I’m preaching! Hahaha.
Source and rights status
Source: Josh Liljenquist / Joshlilj. Video ID: JVL-V-000061. Rights state: OWNED.
Transcript status: Cleaned public-readable HTML transcript approved through the Josh Video Library handoff. No synchronized VTT or SRT track is claimed unless separately identified.
See every documented follow-up
What this page establishes and does not establish
What this establishes
The approved public record, status label, and dated metrics presented on this canonical story page.
What this does not establish
The public claim is limited to the documented sale and does not assign every later opportunity to one video. A public story does not establish private financial records, every later interaction, or a complete lifetime accounting.