The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Psychic Locksmith

I shot this photo about 15 years ago. Gone now. They should have known it was a bad location, ya know? This is quite a skill. “It̵...

by Peter Kimmel

Denny’s Adventures in Prudence Fenton’s “The House of Prudence” (Part 5 – August 2010)

I was flippin’ over this bar. Kidney shaped, black metal. This incredible bar is moderately decorated with some choice pieces of kitsc...

September 2, 2010 by denny

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 6 – August 2010)

This disco kitsch came from one of my favorite rooms at “Willis Wonderland”. I was determined when there to photograph every ite...

by denny

Not-so-Pretty Baby

No, the photo below isn’t Brooke Shields during her well-documented post-partum depression, nor is it a mug-shot, it’s simply th...

by Douglas Wood

A Woman goes back to work after 30 years

You have to be over 40 to ‘get this’....

by snappyp

Marriage offer of a Serbian bachelor working abroad

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by trash

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Horse Radish Container

Cute container for your Horse Radish with a malformed hybrid horse/horseradish head on top. It doesn’t have any marks, but I assume it...

by Nessa

Denny’s Adventure’s in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 5 – August 2010)

I have always been fascinated by the Mr. Peanut man and to this day can’t figure out why this image (and all the kitsch it covers) is ...

September 1, 2010 by denny

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DISH NIGHT AT THE MOVIES…

“Dish Night” at the Movies…was a big hit at Movie Houses all across the country. It was a huge promotion for the theatres,...

by k2dtw

Little Black Doll

Not sure if this is very politically correct and not sure what it is. Is it a Ubangi doll? My partner won this at a school carnival when he ...

by Michael Ely

mom’s paintings

not kitsch, but from a very kitsch heavy era – my mom was a prolific artist from when she was a young girl, creating many paintings. S...

by MeshuggaMel

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Denny’s Adventures in Prudence Fentons’ “The House of Prudence” (Part 4 – August 2010)

These incredibly framed creations were a gift to Prudence from her friend Paul. I believe these are 3-dimensional in design and are made of ...

by denny

KITSCH AHOY!!!

This wonderful photo is from the “Port Of San Diego” This Giant Kitschy couple dazzles you as they engage in a kiss! The era is ...

by neville

Kids’ Beer

Japan, though a fairly conservative place, is a little less hung up about some things than Americans. Drinking beer, for instance. Along tho...

by Nessa

Yogi Bear and his pals…

No expense spared for the kids in this house. This was part of a recent fun estate sale. Bought nothing…I just snapped away....

by MyFunCloset

toilet plaque /potty inspiration

Found this *sweet* plaque at a dollar store in Montreal. Bought as inspiration for our daughter, who was potty training at the time. Needles...

by kookykitsch

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” – (Part 4 – August 2010)

This is one of the areas in “Willis Wonderland” that just makes me nuts. I forgot to include the stairs in a previous post, so h...

August 31, 2010 by denny

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Weird Japanese Toilet Bank

Inexplicable flea market find of the weekend, this overly cute bank that is made to look like a Japanese-style toilet. My mom called me over...

by Nessa

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I only have hubcap eyes for you…

Snapped at a street fair yesterday. In front of a branch library, this 12 foot high frog, made from reclaimed steel, with hubcaps for eyes w...

by MyFunCloset

FASHION HOOP-LA…

For those of us who found traveling/packing a hoop skirt a chore???… now the “Hoop-La”….smile Took a photo of this a...

by k2dtw

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Edith’s Head

I snapped this photo in the lounge at the Country House of the Motion Picture and Television Fund in Woodland Hills– the “Old Ac...

by Douglas Wood

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The Jungle Room

NOTE: My grandparents built their house in the mid 1960s. They decorated it well, then pretty much kept it as is. So, my grandmother, now 94...

by MeshuggaMel

Handmade Creepy Pumpkin with Creepy Face

My dad remembers being really creeped out by this when he was growing up in the sixties. I found this in my grandmother’s house after ...

August 30, 2010 by Lo