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| name = Velveteria: The Museum of Velvet Paintings | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = Velveteria neon sign.jpg | caption = Neon sign for Velveteria in 2006 | alt = | map_type = | map_caption = | map_alt = | coordinates = | established = {{Start date|2005|12}} (Portland, Oregon); {{Start date|2013|12}} (Los Angeles, California) | location = Portland, Oregon: 518 NE 28th Avenue (2005–2008); 2448 E. Burnside Street (2008–2010) Los Angeles, California: 711 New High Street (2013–present) | type = | collection = | visitors = | director = | president = | curator = | publictransit = | car_park = | network = | website = {{official website|http://velveteria.com/}} }} The Velveteria Epicenter of Art Fighting Cultural Deprivation, or Velveteria (and formerly the Velveteria: The Museum of Velvet Paintings) is a museum located in Los Angeles, California, dedicated to velvet paintings. Originally opened in 2005 in Portland, Oregon, the establishment houses hundreds of paintings from Caren Anderson and Carl Baldwin's personal collection of over 2,000 pieces, and is reportedly the only one of its kind.[1] The Velveteria closed in Portland in January 2010 due to financial difficulties and the couple's relocation to Southern California. It was reopened in Chinatown, Los Angeles in 2013. HistoryThe museum was established by Caren Anderson and Carl Baldwin, California natives residing in Portland.[1] It opened in 2005 at 518 NE 28th Avenue with a $3 admission price.[2][3] During the month of May 2008, a collection of works were showcased at Powell's Books.[4] The museum relocated to a larger space, located at 2448 East Burnside Street, in 2008, and increased the admission price to $5.[5] However, rental costs were more than three times higher and in January 2010, Velveteria closed when Anderson and Baldwin relocated to Southern California.[1] According to Anderson and Baldwin, they "never made any real money" from Velveteria, a name they trademarked. The couple wrote a book about the museum, titled Black Velvet Masterpieces: Highlights from the Collection of the Velveteria Museum.[1] In December, 2013, Velveteria re-opened as the Velveteria Epicenter of Art Fighting Cultural Deprivation in Los Angeles.[6] The cost of admission is $10 as of 2017. DescriptionVelveteria was originally located in an "incongruously bland-looking storefront" on East Burnside Street.[1] Leading to the museum were "hot-pink crushed" velvet curtains. The entrance had a sign describing the museum as "a life-changing experience! Without crawling over broken glass or walking on hot coals!"[1] The museum housed 400 velvet paintings from the couple's personal collection of more than 2,000 pieces.[1] No items were for sale.[4] The first location included a "Nudes Room".[3] Some works were displayed within a black light room.[4] Handwritten comments from the couple were displayed throughout the museum.[1] Works depict blessed virgins, landscapes, sad clowns and "voluptuous" nude women.[1][5] Unicorn Combover portrayed a unicorn whose mane morphed into a woman's hairdo.[1] The museum included a shrine to Michael Jackson; other portrait pieces depicted Anderson Cooper, Jesus, Abraham Lincoln and Elvis Presley.[1][4] ReceptionVelveteria was featured on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in September 2006,[7] No Reservations in January 2007,[8] and CBS News Sunday Morning and MSN's Appetite for Life with Andrew Zimmern in 2009.[1][9][10] In 2010, Kristi Turnquist of The Oregonian wrote that Anderson and Baldwin personified the "Keep Portland Weird" slogan and that the museum was "evidence of the city's quirky creativity".[1] Anderson admitted to being tired of this association.[1] See also{{Portal|Oregon|Visual arts}}
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 {{cite news|first=Kristi|last=Turnquist|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/art/index.ssf/2010/01/its_curtains_for_the_velveteri.html|title=It's curtains for the Velveteria velvet painting museum|work=The Oregonian|accessdate=June 13, 2012|date=January 4, 2010|issn=8750-1317|publisher=Advance Publications|location=Portland, Oregon}} 2. ^{{cite web|last=Pramis|first=Joshua|title=The world's strangest museums: Bunnies, bad art, and Burt Reynolds — a showcase of the quirkiest passions |date=October 10, 2008|publisher=MSNBC|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26993065/ns/travel-destination_travel/t/worlds-strangest-museums/#.UAj-s47A4-Y|accessdate=July 18, 2012}} 3. ^1 {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CtSAoO7FG_AC&pg=PA231&lpg=PA231&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Washington, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest|pages=231–232|accessdate=July 20, 2012|date=April 1, 2008|first1=Sandra|last1=Bao|first2=Brendan|last2=Sainsbury|first3=Becky|last3=Ohlsen|first4=John|last4=Lee|publisher=Lonely Planet}} 4. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|last=Frazier|first=Joseph B.|title=Offbeat freakier side snugly at home in Portland|date=May 11, 2008|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|agency=Associated Press| url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Offbeat-freakier-side-snugly-at-home-in-Portland-3214151.php|accessdate=July 19, 2012}} 5. ^1 {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P1a2muAWtPIC&pg=PA79&lpg=PA79&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Pacific Northwest Trips: 52 Themed Itineraries, 1009 Local Places to See|page=79|accessdate=July 20, 2012|first=Danny|last=Palmerlee|date=March 1, 2009|publisher=Lonely Planet}} 6. ^http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/velvet-underdogs-in-praise-of-the-paintings-the-art-world-loves-to-hate/ 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://velveteria.com/2010/09/velveteria-with-tom-green-on-the-tonight-show/|title=Velveteria with Tom Green on the Tonight Show|accessdate=July 20, 2012|date=September 14, 2010|publisher=Velveteria}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://velveteria.com/2009/03/anthony-bourdain-no-reservations-pacific-northwest/|title=Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations: Pacific NW|publisher=Velveteria|accessdate=July 20, 2012|date=March 2, 2009}} Note: Season 3, Episode 4. 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://velveteria.com/2009/02/velveteria-on-cbs-sunday-morning-with-bill-geist/|title=Velveteria on CBS Sunday Morning with Bill Geist|accessdate=July 20, 2012|publisher=Velveteria|date=February 19, 2009}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://velveteria.com/2009/05/msn-appetite-for-life-andrew-zimmern/|title=MSN's "Appetite for Life" with Andrew Zimmern|publisher=Velveteria|date=May 27, 2009|accessdate=July 20, 2012}} External links{{Commons category}}
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