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Old 04-09-2019, 08:02 AM
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A little history here. Screen painting is a folk art that was popular in the early 20th century in Baltimore. It was started by immigrants and at one time there were over 100,000 painted screens in the row houses of Baltimore. Always wanted to take a class in this.


Except sadly, like much real art it has turned commercial and you can buy them at big box stores printed in China.
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