[Dixielandjazz] RE: Art "GIGGLEHEIM Museum of Mediocre Art"

[TCASHWIGG at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/26/04 3:46:18 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
tubaman at batnet.com writes:

> 
> About 25 years ago I was walking along a street just off of Market  in 
> San Francisco and found the "Art Dreco Institute" -they sold nothing 
> but things like musical stuffed frogs and other outstanding articles of 
> "bad art."  It turned out that the shop owner had relocated from the 
> Boston area where he also played in an 8 piece sidewalk OKOM band. The 
> store disappeared after a few years, but I see he has since moved back 
> to Amherst and set up a website at <http://www.artdreco.com/index.htm>
> (I am sure the rent is much cheaper!)
> Be sure to read his manifesto on the meaning of Art Dreco
> 
> There is also another fine establishment in the Boston area called the 
> Museum of Bad Art - you can learn more about that at 
> http://www.glyphs.com/moba/
> 
> Dave Richoux
> 
> 

Yes he probably found he had a much better market place in Boston, since the 
folks buying his art were Bostonian tourist visiting San Francisco I suppose.  
:)


They couldn't miss him till he went away and took all the art fromt he Boston 
Museum with Him I guess, they followed him to San Francisco and bought it 
back at appreciated prices no doubt. :))

Artfully,

Tom Wiggins

Now  A Boston Creme Pie I would consider Art.