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“More than Schmaltz” The art of LeRoy Schmaltz Oceanic pioneer and Tiki Americana
To quote the book Night of the Tiki, by Douglas Nason: “Leroy Schmaltz is the grand daddy of 1950’s tiki Americana”….LeRoy Schmaltz’s carved icons have shaped the Tiki-theme identity of hotels, restaurants, bars and apartment buildings across the country for decades. In 1956 he and his partner Bob Van Oosting founded Oceanic Arts, an emporium of Oceanic exotica—responsible for just about everything we know of as tiki Americana. Schmaltz has designed South Seas paraphernalia for Hollywood sets, backyard parties, legendary restaurants and more…more recently Schmaltz’s work has influenced a new generation of tiki provocateurs… He has probably had a larger influence on where tiki appeared and how they were perceived in America than any other individual.”
