Dan Lacey
Dan Lacey (c. December 15, 1960 – February 7, 2022) was an American painter born in Brooklyn, New York, who was the self-described "Painter of Pancakes". His work commonly features popular culture icons (including Kanye West, Stephen Colbert, Michael Jackson, and Prince), politicians (including Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders and Sarah Palin), and Internet memes, most notably, related to pancakes and cats.
Lacey's work has been widely featured in print news,[1][2] social media [3][4] and television shows.[5][6][7] Barack Obama and Prince were the frequent subjects in his works.[8]
Lacey died from brain cancer on February 7, 2022, at the age of 61.[9]
Notable works
Nude Justin Bieber painting owned by Macklemore.[10][11][12]
References
- ^ "Obama's Face (That's Him?) Rules the Web". The New York Times. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Charles P. Pierce on Moderate Mitt, Beyond the Binders". 17 October 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Update: YouTube Meme Paintings Commissioned By YouTube's Tokyo Office". Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Gallery2Go: Drudge's Dan Lacey paints pancakes atop famous heads - Minneapolis - Slideshows". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
- ^ "Sunday with Daniel and Barack - Tosh.0 Blog". Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Video News". CNN. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Writer, Priscilla Frank Arts; Post, The Huffington (12 February 2013). "The Most Bizarre Political Artwork You'll Ever See". HuffPost. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ Bream, Jon (8 February 2022). "Painter Dan Lacey, unofficial ambassador of Paisley Park who never went inside, dies at 61". Star Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Why Macklemore Risked It All to Create 'White Privilege II'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016.
- ^ Karlin, Lily (12 March 2016). "Macklemore Casually Owns This Bizarre Nude Painting Of Justin Bieber" – via Huff Post.
- ^ "Macklemore Owns a Very Interesting Painting of Bieber Naked". 11 March 2016.
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