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Black Velvet Masterpieces: Highlights from the Collection of the Velveteria Museum Hardcover – Bargain Price, April 30, 2008

by Caren Anderson (Author), Carl Baldwin (Author)
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 medium tracing 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.
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  1. Print length
    192 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Chronicle Books
  4. Publication date
    April 30, 2008
  5. Dimensions
    8.88 x 0.88 x 9.25 inches
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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.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0030ILWYC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 30, 2008
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.05 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.88 x 0.88 x 9.25 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #37,340 in Art History (Books)

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