The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch » Statuary/Sculptural

Grapes – a sculpture

For sale, $10.00, at a local shop....

May 18, 2010 by denny

Anime Pastry Characters from Japan

I bought these affable looking wooden characters at a garage sale solely because the guy with the bread head made me laugh. After some Inter...

May 17, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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Ceramic Retirement Savings Bank

Saw this at the “Cape & Islands” thrift shop. This shop is so hit n’ miss but every now and then I find something wort...

May 16, 2010 by denny

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Anatomically Correct Devil Couple

I know so little about cars, I could be way off-base, but I think the bulk of these metal devil characters is made from some sort of car par...

May 15, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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The Foot Bottle

Featuring an emory board arch, this “Pampered Foot” bottle is a Kitsch lover’s molded plastic dream. The cream inside smel...

May 12, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Henry Rox Prints from 1965 “Crying Onion” & “Bathing Fruit” 8×10’s

These were $1.00 each. Nabbed them at a church thrift shop. I never heard of this artist before and didn’t bother to research info on ...

by denny

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Head Nut Desk Accessory

These kind of joke desk accessories, along with their companion sculptures of young kissing boys and girls, wide eyed pups and inspirational...

May 11, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Resin Watermelon

Cut to precision, this slick and shiny melon wedge is made of crushed glass imprisoned in perfectly buffed resin and rests on a light wood r...

by Allee Willis

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Libby The Lovely Liberated Lady and the Black Power Statuette

Popular causes have always been prime breeding ground for Kitsch but none so powerful as the first wave of products that spin out of these P...

by Allee Willis

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Mr. T Bank

Made of super hard plastic, the coins reverberate when they drop inside Mr. T’s cavernous head making this a better percussion instrum...

by Allee Willis

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Sammy Davis Jr. Bobble Head

Sammy’s the Kitsch King no matter how you slice the cheese wheel. His shtick is the barometer against which all other nightclub cheese...

by Allee Willis

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Vintage Ostrich by Josef Originals

This ostrich figurine was made by Josef Originals which produced a lot of these ceramic chotchkes in the fifties and sixties. I particularly...

by Douglas Wood

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the ladies inside me and my friends

this started out as bi polar, then tri polar, then bi polar x2..but it seem perfect this is the final and one i call perfect. but its no lon...

by monica johnson

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“Handsome Herman” ceramic mug

I found this at the Salvation Army, $1.99 purchase and made by the Phaltzfraff Pottery Company in York, PA. I can’t make out what the ...

by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch’ O The Day – Mr. Mother’s Day Cup & Saucer Sculpture

I love, love, love crafts projects, especially when they go awry, and this coffee cup with saucer collar is one of my favorites. That it say...

May 9, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Mr. Mustard Jar

He looks like he might have had plastic surgery!...

May 8, 2010 by Planet Joan

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Pink Poodle Magazine And Book Rack

Made of spun spaghetti metal, this poodle is one of the most popular pets I’ve ever owned. I almost didn’t buy it because poodle...

May 7, 2010 by Allee Willis

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And she only costs $175…

The center of attention at a tag sale this weekend sat a life size sculpture of Ulla. That’s what they named her. I was told, when she...

May 5, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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Amish Man Door Knocker

Watch what happens when you lift the black cast iron beard of this vintage Amish Man door-knocker: His eyes open! A clever designer would be...

by Douglas Wood

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yogi system of birth control vintage novelty

Found but not purchased at the Alameda Point Antiques and Collectibles Faire vintage yogi system of birth control… funny? You be the j...

May 4, 2010 by kookykitsch

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Easter Island “Moai” Tissue Cover

This tissue box cover is in the form of one of the iconic Easter Island faces. The inspired design allows (or should I say “forcesR...

by Douglas Wood

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Chalkware Swan Bathometer

My grandma had this hanging in her bathroom for as long as I can remember. She usually liked to keep the temperature around “Soak &...

May 3, 2010 by Nessa

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Purple Plaster Finger Sculpture

This is in a display case in a building on the campus I am currently attending....

by denny

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Moose Head Creamer

I’ve seen these out and about but NEVER found one for $5.00! Got this today at a garage sale here on Cape Cod. I wonder if there is a ...

May 2, 2010 by denny

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Ceramic Pine Scented Poodle Statue

Also on the bottom is “Buffalo Bill Nebraska”. The pine scent is long gone but the kitsch factor remains. I have NEVER seen a pi...

by denny

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