Whatever Happened to Paint-By-Numbers? : A Humorous Personal Account of What It Took to Make Anyone an Artist
by Dan Robbins
Category: Art

Fifty years ago, an unemployed artist named Dan Robbins had no intention of creating an American icon, but that's exactly what happened when he convinced a savvy but sceptical entrepreneur named Max Klein to manufacture and market the first painting-by-numbers kits in 1949. Here is the light-hearted historical account of the business and cultural phenomenon that touched the lives of more baby boomers than Barbie and G I Joe.