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Known and Unknown Artists

Hundreds of artists painted screens for their own homes and many times, for their entire block. Because screens were rarely signed, we only know the names of a few dozen artists.Who do you know who painted screens in the old days? or NOW? Where was his/her 'territory'? In which neighborhood?
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Early Painters
Leroy Bennet Charles Bowman Frank Cipolloni Johnny Eck Al Oktavec Richard Oktavec William Oktavec Alonzo Parks Greg Reillo Ben Richardson Ted Richardson
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Let us know if you find and old painted screen in an attic or if you want to know who the artist was.
Thousands of colorful painted screens once adorned the windows of Baltimore City rowhomes.
The Painted Screens of Baltimore: An Urban Folk Art Revealed (Folklore Studies in a Multicultural World Series)
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