A black velvet painting is a type of painting distinguished by the use of black velvet as the support, in place of canvas, paper, or similar materials. The velvet provides an especially dark background against which colors stand out brightly.
For more than 30 years, black velvet painting has been the butt of a collective joke, the embodiment of everything cheap and tacky in American culture. But according to the founders of the Velveteria museum, which reopens in Los Angeles next week, velvets are far more interesting than that. With these wacky tour guides, Collectors Weekly takes a look at the intriguing history of this maligned art medium.
(thanks Lisa)
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