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Baltimore's Unique Folk Art |
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Painted window and door screens are a folk art indigenous to Baltimore--created and displayed here since 1913 when grocer William Oktavec painted the first colorful landscape screen for his corner store in an East Baltimore neighborhood known as "Little Bohemia." His goal was to beautify the streetscape while protecting his and his neighbors' privacy. Once painted, you see out and no one sees in. Local artists and painters worldwide now follow that tradition... |
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The Painted Screen Society of Baltimore, Inc. Founded in 1985 to preserve Screen Painting and rowhouse arts in Baltimore neighborhoods. |
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