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'''Walter Keane''' was the husband of [[Margaret Keane]], American artist working in [[San Francisco]]. He made fame as a painter who, together with his wife, produced a large number of [[kitsch]] paintings, characterized by large-eyed [[waif]]s.<ref>{{cite news|last=Howard|first=Jane|title=The Man Who Paints Those Big Eyes: The Phenomenal Success of Walter Keane|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=WFMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA39|accessdate=9 December 2010|newspaper=[[Life (magazine){{!}}Life]]|date=27 August 1965}}</ref> Keane, who habitually referred to himself in the third person, took special pride in the eyes, which were part of the reason for his commercial success, but in 1970, his then former wife claimed that she had actually painted the eyes in those paintings.<ref>{{cite news|title=The lady behind those Keane-eyed kids|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=2FMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56-IA1|accessdate=9 December 2010|newspaper=[[Life (magazine){{!}}Life]]|date=20 November 1970}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Eyes Have a Nay|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bvENAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pHUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5631,444094&dq=walter-keane&hl=en|accessdate=9 December 2010|newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|date=21 October 1970}}</ref> Losing a law suit, he was ordered to pay her $4 million.<ref>{{cite news|title=Artist Wins Suit|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GbUqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9WIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6979,3719028&dq=walter-keane+margaret&hl=en|accessdate=9 December 2010|newspaper=[[The Pittsburgh Press]]}}</ref> |
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{{BLPunsourced|date=May 2009}}{{Notability|Biographies|date=May 2009}}'''Walter Keane''' was the late ex-husband of [[Margaret Keane]], American artist working in [[San Francisco]], and is the name under which she produced a large number of [[kitsch]] paintings, characterized by large-eyed [[waif]]s. |
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==See also== |
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*''[[Big Eyes]]'' |
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Revision as of 06:04, 9 December 2010
Walter Keane was the husband of Margaret Keane, American artist working in San Francisco. He made fame as a painter who, together with his wife, produced a large number of kitsch paintings, characterized by large-eyed waifs.[1] Keane, who habitually referred to himself in the third person, took special pride in the eyes, which were part of the reason for his commercial success, but in 1970, his then former wife claimed that she had actually painted the eyes in those paintings.[2][3] Losing a law suit, he was ordered to pay her $4 million.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Howard, Jane (27 August 1965). "The Man Who Paints Those Big Eyes: The Phenomenal Success of Walter Keane". Life. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "The lady behind those Keane-eyed kids". Life. 20 November 1970. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Eyes Have a Nay". St. Petersburg Times. 21 October 1970. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Artist Wins Suit". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
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