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Frequently Asked Questions

1.) Are the paintings for sale?

No, the paintings are from our personal collection. They are not for sale.

2.) How long have you been collecting?

Ten years

3.) Where did you get them?

Thrift stores, antique malls, estate sales, private donations, internet, and many many road trips. (All that bad road food almost killed us.)

4.) Do you have favorites?

I think we both really like the Banditos, but then there’s the black light ones, the dog-children and the naked ladies and …

5.) How many paintings are here?

Around 350 are in the museum but we have two thousand or so in our collection.

6.) Do you continue to collect new paintings?

We collect an average of 5 new paintings a week, in all subject matters. We never stop collecting.

• Caren Anderson
  

  Caren Anderson

  I was born in San Francisco, California in 1953. Spent my childhood in a Los Angeles suburb. I became a RN in 1976 and worked as a nurse until 2004. I have always been attracted to folk art… Continue

• Carl Baldwin
  

  Carl Baldwin

  I wanted a visual onslaught, a chaotic collision of colors, characters, images coming from every direction, flooding the senses. I like to see that jaw dropping look of awe on peoples faces when they experience Velveteria.
  I’ve combed… Continue

• Highlights

  Velveteria is Closing in Portland on January 24, 2010

  
  We are opening in parts unknown, but warmer climes. Keep up with the latest at velveteria.com for further news. We want to thank all of our friends in Portland and worldwide. We… Continue