TeePublic and parent company Redbubble began of production last year of fan-designed T-shirts, pillows, mugs and other merchandise licensed by the Estate of Orson Welles.
Now, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the production of Welles themed, non-medical masks has popped up with designs featuring a young Welles and images from the films Citizen Kane and The Lady from Shanghai. (What? No Mr. Arkadin mask!)
Prices range from $9.99 to $17 with some of the money going to the nonprofit Heart to Heart International.
The makers stress that the masks are “not designed or intended to prevent, mitigate, treat, diagnose or cure any disease or health condition, including COVID-19/coronavirus. Masks are intended for general public use only. They are non-sterile and are not intended for use in any clinical or surgical setting or where exposure to bodily or hazardous fluids may be expected, where the risk of exposure through inhalation is high, or near intense heat or flammable gas. Masks are not surgical masks, personal protective equipment, or filtering respirators (such as N95 masks).”
Welles themed artwork is also available on baseball shirts, hoodies, tank tops, sweat shirts, phone and laptop cases, magnets, wall art and more.
TeePublic was founded in 2011 by Adam Schwartz and Josh Abramson, who had previously co-founded Vimeo and CollegeHumor. The Australia-based Redbubble acquired TeePublic for $41 million in 2018
The company boasts that its products empower independent creators and allows them to “turn their passion into profit.”
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