margaret keane
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Margaret Keane was born in 1927 in Tennessee, US. Her name was
Peggy Doris Hawkins.
She went to some Art schools
before having her daughter. She
was famous in her church for
painting big-eyed angels.
In 1950’s she moved to San
Francisco with her daughter.
In San Francisco she met Walter
Keane in an Art market and
married him in
Hawaii. He said
he was an artist
too.
In San Francisco she met Walter
Keane in an Art market and
married him in Hawaii. He said
he was an artist
too.
He started selling
Margaret’s Art, but he
said he was the
painter. Margaret signed
as Keane, which is her
married last name.
He made posters,
plates, cups… with
Margaret’s Art. Her
BIG EYES paintings
become very
popular.
He made her work long hours to produce
lots of paintings. She couldn’t tell anyone
their secret, he didn’t let her be alone with
anyone. She was very scared, so she just
kept painting for him.
One day, she was very scared and ran
away of Walter with her daughter.
They moved to Hawaii.
She kept painting
in there.
One day, she was very brave and told her
secret on a radio programme. People didn’t
believe her, so there was a trial.
The judge made Margaret and Walter paint.
Walter couldn’t paint anything, so Margaret won
the trial and everybody learned the truth.
These are some examples of Margaret Keane’s Art