Margaret Keane

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