Jane Swigert News Today

Remembering Lee Wiedhaas, Joe Biddle, Ralph Emery and more

Margaret Keane, the artist whose doleful, saucer-eyed waifs earned millions in an international kitsch craze a half-century ago, and who inspired an e

Margaret Keane, the artist who inspired Tim Burton’s ‘Big Eyes’, has died aged 94.

Margaret Keane, the artist who inspired Tim Burton’s ‘Big Eyes’, has died aged 94.

The First Art Newspaper on the Net., art daily,art news,artdaily, daily art, art, art newspaper, Museums, Exhibits, Artists, Milestones, Digital Art, Architecture, Photography, Photographers, Special Photos, Special Reports, Featured Stories, Auctions, Art Fairs, Anecdotes, Art Quiz, Education, Mythology, 360 Images, 3D Images, Last Week,, , , , ,

Margaret Keane had to prove in court that she painted the famous children with large eyes.

The artist, whose husband claimed credit for her hugely successful paintings of sad-eyed children, died at her home of heart failure

Amy Adams portrayed the artist in the movie 'Big Eyes.'

Margaret Keane had to prove in court that she painted the famous children with large eyes.

Her work was immensely popular and virtually ubiquitous. But until the matter was settled in court, her husband fraudulently claimed credit for it.