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Category Archives: Kitsch
Blaze Starr Painted Screens by Jenny Campbell
Blaze Starr is just one of the many subjects local artist Jenny Campbell features in her Baltimore-influenced painted screens. Here’s your chance to pick one up for the holidays – Jenny will be displaying and selling her screens at the … Continue reading
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Kitsch and Tell: A Trip Down Baltimore’s Tacky Treasure Trail
Kitsch and Tell A Trip Down Baltimore’s Tacky Treasure Trail By Joanne P. Cavanaugh, 4/15/1998 Kitsch: (kich) n. 1. Pretentious bad taste, especially in the arts. (G. kitschen, to put together sloppily.)–The American Heritage Dictionary Kitsch: (kich) n. 1. “I … Continue reading
