Margaret Keane (born 1927) is an American artist. She is an illustrator and painter, and mainly draws women and children in oil or mixed media. Her works are instantly recognizable (although often imitated) from the doe-eyed children that are depicted in the drawings. The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. ...

Biography

Margaret D. H. Keane was born 1927 in Tennessee, a state in the Bible Belt. Margaret herself attributes her deep respect for the Bible and inspirations of her artwork to the relationship with her grandmother. She eventually became one of Jehovah's Witnesses, which she said changed her life most definitely for the better. (July 8, 1975 Awake!) The approximate extent of the Bible Belt, indicated in red The Bible Belt is an informal term for an area of the United States of America in which socially conservative Christian Evangelical Protestantism is a dominant part of the culture. ... This Gutenberg Bible is displayed by the United States Library. ... is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cover of Awake! magazine Awake! is a general-interest magazine published by Jehovahs Witnesses. ...

In the 1960s, Margaret Keane's artwork was sold under the name of her husband of the time, Walter Keane, her second husband. Many reasons might be put forward to explain this, but it was also one of the reasons they divorced. Not wanting to relinquish the rights to the artwork, Walter and Margaret's divorce proceeding went all the way to Federal court. At the hearing, Margaret painted in front of the judge to prove her point. In 1965, the courts sided with her, enabling her to paint under her own name. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ...

Her works while she was living in her husband's shadow were dark and sad, but after the divorce, moving to Hawaii, and becoming one of Jehovah's Witnesses she started painting in a much happier and brighter style. Many galleries now advertise her work as having "tears of joy" or "tears of happiness". This article is about the U.S. State. ...

Currently Margaret makes her home in Napa County, California. Napa County is in north-central California Napa Valley is most famous for its wine. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

Cultural References

• The American television comedy show Saturday Night Live once had a skit that featured her work, during the time when it was thought to be by her husband, as a parody of the reaction against modern art (e.g., Cubism or the New York Armory Show). "People don't look like that!" one comedian shrieked, before the picture in question was shown to the camera and audience as the punch line.

• Hollywood film star Joan Crawford was a great fan of the "large-eyed waif" Keane paintings, which she had hanging in the bedroom and dressing room of her 9-room Imperial House (150 East 69th Street, NYC) apartment. Margaret Keane also did a portrait of Joan for her home.

• In Woody Allen's 1973 comedy Sleeper, the people of the future consider Keane to be one of the greatest artists in history, one of many references mocking the popular culture of the seventies.

• Late Night with Conan O'Brien has "bumper" art in her style depicting a glum Conan O'Brien at his desk, next to a dog

• Director Tim Burton commissioned Keane to paint a portrait of his one-time fiancé Lisa Marie holding their pet Chihuahua Poppy.

• Animator Craig McCracken had partly based his titular creations, The Powerpuff Girls, on Keane's waif paintings. The girls' schoolteacher is named Ms. Keane.

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References

• Official Collectors Gallery by Copper State Design
• Ask Art
• An excerpt transcribed from Awake! magazine of July 8, 1975 reposted by Megan Besmirched
• Keane Eyes Gallery

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External links

• Margaret Keane fan page
• Margaret Keane info available on the Laguna Museum web site