Margaret Keane, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Margaret Keane

American artist

Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1927

Place of Birth: Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Profession: artist, painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Margaret D.
H.
Keane (born Peggy Doris Hawkins, September 15, 1927) is an American artist known for her paintings of subjects with big eyes.
She mainly paints women, children, or animals in oil or mixed media.
The work achieved commercial success through inexpensive reproductions on prints, plates, and cups.
It has been critically acclaimed.
The artwork was originally attributed to Keane's husband, Walter Keane.
After their divorce in the 1960s, Margaret soon claimed credit, which was established after a court "paint-off" in Hawaii.A resurgence of interest in Margaret Keane's work followed the release of Tim Burton's 2014 biopic Big Eyes.
She maintains a gallery in San Francisco which boasts "the largest collection of Margaret Keane's art in the entire world." In light of the great gulf between her work's popularity and its critical lampooning, she has been called the "Wayne Newton of the art world."