Dan Robbins was working at Palmer Paint, a company in Ohio selling children’s paint sets, when he came up with the idea for paint-by-numbers. Palmer Paint’s owner asked Robbins to come up with a paint kit for adults. He heard that da Vinci used numbered background patterns in his work and based paint-by-numbers on that idea. Most of the kits were landscapes but included other designs such as ballerinas and kittens. The kits were a sensation in the mid-1950s but competitors saturated the market and sales greatly decreased.
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I remember the paint by numbers coloring books and thought they were so much fun. Mr Robbins could have brought that idea back. May the family be granted peace and comfort as you grieve. I offer my condolences.
VH
June 09, 2019
Please accept my heartfelt sympathy for the loss of your loved one. May reflecting on all the good times you've shared together help ease the pain that you now feel. May "the God of all comfort "strengthen you during this time of sadness, and His promise for the future bring you peace. - Hosea 13:14.
April 16, 2019
Thank you for years of enjoyable past time fun. Ponda Ball
April 11, 2019
Thanks for your great invention. Rest In Peace.
Andree Wheeler
April 11, 2019 | Woburn, MA
My Condolences to the family of Dan Robbins for your loss may God be with you.
Hale.O Cleveland
April 11, 2019
You were the first person to light my flame of creativity with your paint by number kits. I painted dozens of your kits, and they in turn inspired me to pursue other creative art outlets. Thank you Sir!
Terri Gordon
April 10, 2019 | Milwaukee, WI
My condolences to all who knew and loved you. I certainly didn't know you but thanks to you we had a childhood of fun painting by numbers. Thank you,
Sincerely,
Ann Rondou
April 10, 2019
Thank you Dan! If it wasn't for you so many of us would not have been able to involve so many thousands in community art projects because your idea would not be in our collective consciousness. Was so nice meeting you when you came to Galveston to see our SeeWall mural project, which involved 14,000 people!
Peter Davis
April 10, 2019 | Galveston, TX | Friend
Dear Estelle, Michael, Larry, and Family,
I send our deepest sympathy and condolences to you upon learning of Dan Robbins' passing. Dan will definitely be remembered for the joy and happiness his invention brought many children. I grew up learning to paint and to 'stay within the lines' by using the paint-by-numbers he invented. I still remember the excitement I felt when I received my first paint-by-numbers kit. I am thankful to him for his invention, and I have many fond memories of...
April 09, 2019 | TX
