Critics were aghast, but hobbyists couldn't get enough of it: In the mid-1950s, paint-by-numbers kits were all the rage. Dan Robbins, the artist who helped invent those kits, died at a hospice on ...

The man behind the American pastime of paint-by-numbers pictures died on April 1 at the age of 93. Dan Robbins created the first pictures and helped popularize paint-by-numbers kits in the 1950s.

Diane Obrien, Second Time Around in Kasson, says, “We have a pair of Paint by Numbers for $38 for the pair in the downstairs room, rented by Oslo Antiques and Collectables.“ ...

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 ...

In his 1998 memoir, Whatever Happened to Paint-By-Numbers?, Robbins recalls, “Max gave each of the reps $250, telling them to hand it out to friends, relatives, neighbors, anyone that would be ...

Dan Robbins, an artist who created the first paint-by-numbers pictures and helped turn the kits into an American sensation during the 1950s, has died. He was 93.

The man behind the American pastime of paint-by-numbers pictures died on April 1 at the age of 93. Dan Robbins created the first pictures and helped popularize paint-by-numbers kits in the 1950s.