Pipes Signc. 186812 x 20 x 1 1/4"Reverse painting and foil on glassGift of Susan and Laurence Lerner2009.13.10tinsel painting1549394313Artist unidentifiedArchitectureThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain. http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster28734United StatesPaintings
Rufus Porter offered instructions for reverse painting on glass as early as 1826 in his manual Curious Arts. In this technique all lettering must be written in reverse so that is reads correctly when viewed from the front of the glass. Art Recreations devotes a chapter to sign painting using the reverse-painting-on-glass technique with foil or mother-of-pearl backing.
Lee Kogan, "Pipes Sign," FOILED: Tinsel Painting in America (New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2013), 79
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Rufus Porter offered instructions for reverse painting on glass as early as 1826 in his manual Curious Arts. In this technique all lettering must be written in reverse so that is reads correctly when viewed from the front of the glass. Art Recreations devotes a chapter to sign painting using the reverse-painting-on-glass technique with foil or mother-of-pearl backing.
Lee Kogan, "Pipes Sign," FOILED: Tinsel Painting in America (New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2013), 79
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org