Two very scary items that I found on ebay recently. These are not amusing even in a kitschy way, and I am in the 99% percentile when it comes to kitsch tolerance.
Scary:
And scarier:
Scary retro things
Posted by: • June 26, 2008
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I have to confess that I actually like the painting. It fits so well with the whole Cowboy and Indians theme that was so prominent in the 1950s. It was the era of Western epic films, Roy Rogers, the Lone Ranger, The Rifleman, etc. Every child, including myself, had to have western attire and toys. Now, if the painting is on black velvet, the kitsch factor goes up exponentially and I would have to buy it! How can anyone be a serious 1950s Retro Renovator without a painting on black velvet?!?
PSS, you are right. This one gets double bonus kitsch points. Even so, bad feng shui to have guns in the house.
Good thing Marshal Dillon, the Cartwrights, Victoria Barkley, and other good guys and gals in the posse back in the ’50s and ’60s didn’t know about feng shui!
The chairs are indeed scary, but I like the picture too. I like the sepia tones, and the rider and animals have a mythic quality.
Hi Judi aka SS. How are you doing? We haven’t heard from you in a while.
I’ve always loved velvet paintings.. This one isn’t so bad compared to the ever present Afro topless girls and the Devil on the toilet versions that pop up on ebay every once in a while!
Hi 50s Pam — I’ve been fine, busily working in my flower and vegetable beds. While my grounds do not have the polish that Maryanne’s have in Pittsfield, I do still have 12 years to go to catch up with her. Zuchini and new potatoes are rolling in!
I love those chairs!