The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

BROADWAY BABY…

I’m just a Broadway Baby. Walking off my tired feet. Pounding Forty-Second Street To be in a show… This old Cologne Bottle is &#...

by k2dtw

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Christmas Tree Accident at Cirque Berzerk

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by Birdie Breeze

Dom Lighter, err is this too adult?

Hand made, bought at a thrift store, a must have. Well it’s a work of “HOT ART” in more ways than one....

December 16, 2010 by pamela

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COOKING WITH THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS!

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by SUSAN

1960 Christmas Photo

This is a photo of my brother and myself sitting on Santa’s lap in 1960. I’m the older one (practicing my movie star smile) and ...

by Michael Ely

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Homemade Santa Pin

My mom made this pin for a party she had when she was a teenager in the early 60s. Somewhere there’s a picture of her and her friends ...

by Nessa

Brass turtle ashtray

I love turtles and really love that the lips for resting your ciggie butt are the turtles legs but I also love the shape of his shell. I pic...

by denny

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RIBBON ART…

RIBBON ART… This is a little Ribbon Art Doll. Originally they were home projects, with patterns that came in the beautiful old arts &a...

December 15, 2010 by k2dtw

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The Sleeping Juggler

I am the proud owner of this painting titled ‘The Sleeping Juggler.’ It hangs in my green kitchen above a red pantry door. It wa...

by Michael Ely

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Ironic Lighter

No need for description right?...

by pamela

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A Kitschmas Greeting

ON my very first trip to Dollar Deal, I found a whole stack of cards; there are 6 themes total. Any part that has glitter is actually a cut-...

by windupkitty

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Bendy Little Tree

Just a little bendy tree with randomly applied glitter....

by Nessa

Vintage Post Card From Mexico

No date appears anywhere on this post card. I think the color saturation is wonderful....

by denny

Holiday Foto Funnies

Happy Holidaze, AWMoK!...

December 14, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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La Sirena Hair Lounge (my first outing as an artist) part 1

This is a local place and a pretty nice salon too. This is located on 169 Route 6A here in Orleans. This place was host to several of us ...

by denny

Kamar Knee-Huggin’ Elf

Knee-hugging elves are becoming very collectible, and the most famous producer of them might be Kamar, a toy company that made a wide variet...

by Nessa

Artie Shaw Moonglow LP

I’ve grown up with the music of so many of the greats and Artie was definitely one of them. I remember the lp’s littering the fl...

by denny

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Zenith Space Command 100.

Now here’s one for the books. Barely larger than a chunky lipstick case is this little number, the Zenith Space Command 100. With just...

by StoryTroy

Writing and Recording with DMC!

Nothing especially kitschy here but soulful and slammin’ and I’ve always been a massive Run DMC fan so was most excited to be in...

by Allee Willis

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 79 – August 2010)

About time these incredible chalk wall hangings get a post all to themselves. This is one of my favorites but the whole series is just amazi...

December 13, 2010 by denny

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Five And Dime Nativity Set

I bought this nativity set from Woolworth’s five and dime store back in the early 1960’s when I was ten years old, and as I was ...

by Michael Ely

Holy Crap!

The most astounding thing about this piece of Christmas kitsch is that for something so totally cheap and crappy, a helluva lot of labor and...

by Douglas Wood

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Santa Claus Is Coming (came) To Town…

Santa Clause Pitcher. This kitschy little Santa pitcher is 5-1/2″ and is great for the holidays. If this Santa pitcher was in NY on Sa...

by k2dtw

Merry Kitschmas #2

Here’s a spaghetti-decorated angel/candle holder. Her wings are broken off, which is why I was able to score her for so cheap, as thes...

by Nessa