The Bob Ross Experience

 

We visited The Bob Ross Experience in Muncie located at the home of Dr. Lucius L. Ball near the campus of Ball State University.  In the 1980s, this house was a WIPB television studio where Bob Ross filmed Seasons 2-15 of The Joy of Painting.  Dr. Ball was a physician and the eldest of the Ball brothers who started the Ball Manufacturing Corporation and eventually became the benefactors of Ball State University and Ball Memorial Hospital.


Lucius Ball home where The Joy of Painting was filmed

In front of the actual easel used in the show


Art is serious business :-)

Actual Set of The Joy of Painting Seasons 2-15




Vintage 1980s TV playing The Joy of Painting






Fantastic blue ground cover next door




Great story of the home TV studio






Bob Ross Memorabilia 




Photo album showing actual camera arrangement


Birthday Photo

Habitat for Humanity photos

Giving back to Muncie

Hiding behind a hedge

Canoeing down the street






Ewa standing next to the actual easel used by Bob Ross 

Vintage 1980s room showcasing Bob Ross Memorabilia



TV Celebrity




The Bob Ross Toaster


A small collection of VCR tapes

Bob liked to collect antiques, especially Albany glass






Teaching room


A Bob Ross practice easel





Bob loved squirrels







Ewa's favorite Bob Ross painting in the Gallery entitled "Black River"

My favorite entitled, Shades of Grey, which Bob painted for a fan of the show who was color blind









The 1980s room



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