Elaine Eff, Baltimore, Maryland, is the authority on painted screens. A curator and filmmaker, she has chronicled and conserved living culture as the folklorist for the city of Baltimore and the State of Maryland.
The Painted Screens of Baltimore: An Urban Folk Art Revealed is a
stunningly beautiful book that traces the history of painted
screens in Baltimore. Elaine Eff profiles three generations of
screen painters and lovingly shows how these artists crafted a
unique identity for their city. Eff's majestic portrait of a city,
its people, and their art will forever stand as a model study for
the fields of American art and folklore.-William Ferris, author of
The Storied South: Voices of Writers and Artists
An un-ironic (thank God) treasure-trove of amazingly researched
information that elevates the most Balto-centric one-time row house
kitsch to its proper place in art history.-John Waters
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