Abstract sets didn’t perform well, ... Chriss Swaney at Antique Trader reports that sales of traditional paint-by-number kits are up, and the idea has found a niche in art therapy work.

Elle Cree Photo by Sarah Slusarick.. Not that Austen predicted any sort of boost in popularity for paint-by-number kits when she founded the company. In fact, when she initially launched Elle ...

Mr. Klein, who had been a chemist at General Motors and was no fan of abstract art, was horrified by the Cubist painting. But he liked the number concept and asked Mr. Robbins to paint something ...

WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) - Dan Robbins, who tried to make "every man a Rembrandt" with his invention of paint-by-number kits in the 1950s, a phenomenon that delighted hobbyists and rankled ...

Sales were slow at first but took off after paint-by-number kits appeared at a toy show in New York in 1951. For roughly $2.50 a set, every man, as the slogan went, could be a Rembrandt.

Photo: LDS Paint by Numbers. Another reviewer Monica W. says, "Painting like this is so RELAXING. Especially after a long day of work!" And yes, it can help make General Conference more meaningful ...

This exhibition highlights the paint-by-number fad initiated by Max S. Klein, owner of the Palmer Paint Co., and artist Dan Robbins and explores the cultural implications of the art fad. Millions of ...