Margaret Keane: Big Eyes and me
Artist Margaret Keane painted the Big Eyes portraits, which were a huge hit in the 1960s - but her husband took the credit. She tells Jo Fidgen her story.
The personal story behind one of the most famous art frauds of recent times. Margaret Keane was the artist behind the popular Big Eyes paintings of the 1960s, but her husband Walter Keane bullied her into letting him take the credit for them. He made millions of dollars from them, until Margaret took him to court to prove they were her own. Margaret's story has just been turned into a feature film by Hollywood director Tim Burton.
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Photo credit: Keane Eyes Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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