Black Velvet Masterpieces: Highlights from the Collection of the Velveteria Museum

Anderson, Caren; Baldwin, Carl

ISBN 10: 0811862070 / ISBN 13: 9780811862073

Edité par Chronicle Books, 2008

A propos de cet article

Remainder mark, o/w fine. Cloth 8vo. More than 275 reproductions from the Museum, home to a rotating collection of more than 1,200 crying Elvises, troubling clowns, naked ladies, dogs playing poker, celebrity portraits, religious icons, tropical visions, military keepsakes, black light psych-outs, and the just plain weird. The longest chapter is on Polynesian images. 192pp. Color photos. 1st edition. ** > Language: English | > Size: 8vo | > Media/Binding: Hardcover |.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Black Velvet Masterpieces: Highlights from the Collection of the Velveteria Museum
• Éditeur: Chronicle Books
• Date de parution: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0811862070
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780811862073
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: As New
• Poids: 33 onces
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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Synopsis

Though beloved by millions around the world, black velvet paintings have too long been relegated to the shadowy backrooms of art history. Black Velvet Masterpieces celebrates the best and worst of this kitschy yet sought-after artform, showcasing the most mind-blowing paintings from the Velveteria museum, home to a rotating collection of more than 1,200 crying Elvises, troubling clowns, naked ladies, dogs playing poker, celebrity and presidential portraits, black light psych-outs, and the just plain weird. Complementing 300 reproductions of these tactile masterpieces are a unique history of the mediumtracing its roots from ancient China and Japan through Victorian England, the South Seas, Southeast Asia, and the Americas, and a step-by-step exploration of the tricky art of painting on this luxurious fabric.

À propos de l?auteur

Caren Anderson and Carl Baldwin fell in love while on the hunt for black velvet paintings. Together they opened the Velveteria museum in Portland, Oregon, in 2005 and are the world's leading authorities on this underappreciated art.