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Posted by David on December 31, 2007, 12:47 am, in reply to "LETTERMAN PAINTING"
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Blocked Letterman paintings were produced using a process similiar to silkscreening. They were supplied to retailers in the US like JCPenney and Sears by countries in the far east.
The Letterman "signature" indicates the art was created by professional artists hired by companies to work in a factory setting to produce works of art. The painters were known as "Lettermen". The best artwork was selected and mass-produced on canvas [usually in several different color schemes] and can be identified by the small wooden frames usually trimmed in chromed plastic.
These paintings sold anywhere from $75 to $375 in the '80s depending on the frame size etc.
They may be valued as collector items, but there really is absolutely no intrinsic art value in these pieces. They are not Unique works of Art. They are more like "prints" created with paint.
--Previous Message--
: HI, I WAS GIVEN A PICTURE AND NOT KNOWING
: ANYTHING ABOUT ART I AM SEARCHING FOR ANY
: INFO ABOUT A PAINTING THAT IS SIGNED
: LETTERMAN ! THE SCENERY IS A FOREST. AND I
: ALSO HAVE A PAPER WHICH I FOUND IN THE BACK
: OF THE PAINTING IT SAYS IT WAS PURCHASED IN
: 1982. I HAVE AN ITEM NUMBER BUT NO NAME OF
: WERE IT WAS PURCHASED. IF ANYONE HAS INFO I
: WOULD APPRECIATTE IT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
: IF I HAVE A TREASURE ARE JUST A PRETTY PIECE
: OF ART ..... THANKS ALICIA
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