The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Owl String Painting

In the 1960’s and 70’s when string paintings were at the peak of their popularity more string owls lived on wallpapered and wood...

August 3, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Crazy Exterior in Kent UK

I would love this to be my exterior, I’m not sure how long it took the local council to object !...

August 1, 2010 by shirlie williams

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 21

The very first printing of Pigmy Will’s adventures, produced by Prudence Fenton and Allee Willis. We love you, Pigmy. There should be ...

July 20, 2010 by denny

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 20

LP and artwork for Johnny “Guitar” Wilson’s album. Although the lp is quite brilliant, it’s seeing it framed HUGE li...

July 19, 2010 by denny

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 18

This is a fantastic painting by “Bubbles The Artist”. It’s the “Ike & Tina Tuner Review”. Note the go-go d...

July 17, 2010 by denny

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 15

This is Allee making it a point to show me this fabulous “Certificate of Commendation” awarded to “Bubbles the Artist̶...

July 14, 2010 by denny

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 14

This was done by Mark Blackwell. The following info I nabbed from Allee’s page as I was having a time of it remembering who did this. ...

July 13, 2010 by denny

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 12

As some of you may or may not know, Allee was friends with Dusty and even wrote some songs for her such as “Send It To Me” from ...

July 11, 2010 by denny

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland – part 9

Fabulous plates by “Bubbles the Artist”. The atomic coffee table makes me crazy as well. On top are some african chalk (I think)...

July 8, 2010 by denny

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 8

A nice arrangement of kitsch decorating a table outside! Dig the acrylic grapes and little statue. And the winner is…….Allee Wil...

July 7, 2010 by denny

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If Seurat had a cable show on Comedy Central…

The artist of this oil-on-canvas portrait was told by her art teacher to create a painting in the style of the French Impressionists. ‘...

June 22, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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Paint By Number Dogs

I found these on ebay a couple of years ago. I used to LOVE paint by numbers (painting them and collecting them), but it became a sort of po...

June 17, 2010 by windupkitty

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DOMINO CLUB San Francisco racy vintage book of matches

Racy book of matches featuring nude woman – “World Famous or Cuisine, GLORIA & Galaxy of paintings.”...

June 3, 2010 by kookykitsch

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For The Love of Lowe’s

I spotted this painting of a Lonely Lowe’s at a county fair a few years ago. I like how there are no cars in the lot, and how the tree...

May 23, 2010 by Nessa

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – ItaliAnnette! Mousketeer Extraordinaire

An excellent sign of Kitsch is when names are bent and mutated to fit a purpose. This one’s a perfect blend – The ever-Italian...

May 18, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Poodle People On Velvet

I especially love Poodle Boy’s Liza Minelli dayGlo green hair, his little paw hands and the way his angora-on-speed sweater reflects o...

May 17, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Mosaic Clown

Like the vaunted Poodle, the Clown is another species who attains almost instant Kitsch status just by existing. Especially if they’re...

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Fat Superman Velvet Painting

Made in Tijuana in 1998, this velvet portrait suffers from an over prescription of Kitsch which causes the Carrott Top pumped-to-within-an-i...

May 11, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Kings of Kings, The Jesus & Elvis Show

Almost anything painted on velvet attains instant Kitsch status but when it’s the two most iconic figures of all time together on the ...

by Allee Willis

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Mexican Elvis On Velvet

Looking like he was baked by a south of the border blazing sun, this almost African American Elvis on velvet also has a semi-Oriental thing ...

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Vintage Spirograph Set

This is the real deal, vintage 1967 original Spirograph by Kenner No. 401. Although the resulting art was too precise and anal looking for m...

May 7, 2010 by Allee Willis

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String Art Owl

In the 1970’s, more owls lived on wood paneled walls than in trees. The owl is clearly the National Bird in the state of Kitsch as flo...

by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Ultimate Green Garden

If ever there were a garden for 2010 with no water required, no gardening bills to pay and always picture perfect plumage on well-sculpted a...

May 5, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Danger Stranger

My daughter Wendy painted this at school quite a few years ago when she was about 7..its called Danger Stranger and the idea was to portray ...

April 27, 2010 by shirlie williams

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70’s Reynolds Painting

Another piece from my grandparents’ apartment in Florida. Circa 1973, this roughly 4′ square piece is by an artist named “...

April 26, 2010 by MeshuggaMel

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