The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – USA! Patriotic Kitsch

. Rarely do I celebrate someone getting their head blow on off but the jubilant mood around the world heralding the demise of the long skinn...

May 2, 2011 by Allee Willis

Caught Again – 24 x 18 (a painting by Denny)

Don’t ask me where I come with the themes of some of my paintings. I think in this case it’s because of the nice weather and e...

April 28, 2011 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 9, The City By Car

Wednesday, April 6, had tremendous potential. (L-R) Mark Blackwell and Laura Grover, both of whom worked on putting the whole Detroit extrav...

April 27, 2011 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 8, Sights In Passing

One of my favorite things in life is photographing whatever I see around me, especially if I’m in a car and just happen to pass someth...

April 26, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 123 – August 2010)

I love this table! The little splotches of color are actually pieces of tile that can be used as coasters. There’s even candy in this ...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 7, Fox News and Marching Band Rehearsal

Tues., April 5, started at 7 am. (Kill me now; that’s the middle of the night for me.) Thank God there was a Yum Yum (my dictation sof...

April 25, 2011 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – The Worst Easter Chicks Ever

These are without question the mangiest chicks ever, that is if these feathery creatures are, in fact, “chicks”. Hard to tell in...

April 24, 2011 by Allee Willis

Willis Vision – 11 x 14 (a painting by Denny)

Just so everyone knows, I am not obsessed with Allee but every time I paint I think of her. So what I have done as a tribute for such amaz...

April 22, 2011 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 6, Joe Louis’ Fist

We had some time to kill on Tues, April 5th, before going to a reception for the Rust Belt To Arts Belt conference I was giving a speech at ...

April 21, 2011 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 5, The School and The Hot Dogs

The first time I ever went back to my high school, Mumford, after graduating in 1965 was when my musical, The Color Purple, first came to th...

April 20, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Happy Passover! Hebrew Smurf Tile

I never really got into The Smurfs. That shade of blue was definitely not my favorite color and I didn’t have the patience to learn th...

April 19, 2011 by Allee Willis

The Kitty 14 x 11 (a painting by Denny)

This painting was pretty much inspired by an encounter I had with the cats at “Willis Wonderland”. I had no idea when I picked...

April 15, 2011 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 3, The House

I know… I promised that Part 3 was going to be about finally getting into the house I grew up in on Sorrento Ave. in Detroit after try...

April 14, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 2

So Monday, April 4, in Detroit starts off with meeting historic architecture preservationist Rebecca Binno Savage downtown in front of the ...

April 13, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 121 – August 2010)

Golf club bottle opener! I believe this is a dog ring holder? Motor City baby! Storage for these fabulous aluminum drink stirrers. Beatnik w...

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 1

We – Mark Blackwell, my ready steady videographer and “Allee Marches On Detroit!” planning partner – landed back in ...

April 12, 2011 by Allee Willis

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 126 – August 2010)

One of Allee’s most cherished sets of coffee cups. Love the ball for a handle! These really are a gorgeous set! Double-sided shot glas...

by denny

Oops, I thought I’d be back in action….

My intentions were good. I was gonna wake up and spring back into action as I haven’t blogged regularly in over a week but my body sti...

April 11, 2011 by Allee Willis

Back in action tomorrow!

Had THE MOST unbelievable week in Detroit!! Will be babbling about it for the next few weeks ad nauseum but am racing to pack my 5 suitcas...

April 10, 2011 by Allee Willis

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The Fox Theater & The Allee Willis Connection – PART 2

The Fox Theater during the day. I can’t breathe it’s that stunning. The marquee. Found this on-line (along with the photos in th...

April 5, 2011 by denny

I’m off to Detroit today!

Here’s where I’ll be this coming weekend conducting the bows music to my musical, The Color Purple, and then on Saturday morning...

April 3, 2011 by Allee Willis

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The Fox Theater & The Allee Willis Connection – PART 1

This is an aerial view of the amazing Fox Theater in downtown Detroit. This theater was declared a historical landmark in 1989. Pretty ama...

by denny