What was Margaret Keane's artistic style?

Margaret Keane was known for her portrait painting style featuring subjects with large, expressive eyes, particularly depicting children and women in her works.

Where did Margaret Keane receive her artistic education?

Margaret Keane was educated at the Traphagen School of Fashion in New York City, an institution founded in 1923 by Ethel Traphagen and operating as a university-level school of fashion, design, and art until its closure in 1991.

What was Margaret Keane's legal name?

Margaret Keane's full legal name was Margaret Peggy Doris Hawkins Keane, with her birth name recorded as Peggy Doris Hawkins. She also used the aliases Margaret D. H. Keane, M. D. H. Keane, and simply Margaret Keane professionally.

How long was Margaret Keane active as an artist?

Margaret Keane was born in 1927 and maintained her artistic practice through much of her life, passing away in 2022, indicating a career spanning several decades.

Where could Margaret Keane's work be viewed?

Margaret Keane maintained an online presence through her website at keane-eyes.com, where her paintings were available for viewing and purchase.

Margaret Keane

American artist (1927–2022)

Person Human Q5402192

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: female^[11]
Date of birth: September 15, 1927
Date of death: June 26, 2022
Place of birth: Nashville
Place of death: Napa
Country of citizenship: United States^[8]
Occupation: painter, artist
Field of work: painting^[9]
Educated at: Traphagen School of Fashion^[10]
Spouse: Walter Stanley Keane^[7]
Official website: www.keane-eyes.com^[19]
Cause of death: heart failure^[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[22]
Birth name: Peggy Doris Hawkins^[23]
Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights^[28]
Described by source: Directory of Southern Women Artists^[21]
Family name: Hawkins, Keane^[13]^[14]
Given name: Margaret, Peggy, Doris^[15]^[16]^[17]
Has works in the collection: Groeningemuseum, National Museum of Western Art^[26]^[27]
Manner of death: natural causes^[20]
Name in native language: Margaret Keane^[24]
Number of children: +1^[25]
Pseudonym: Keane, Margaret D. H.^[18]

🏷️ Also known as

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VIAF cluster ID: 125096410
Library of Congress Authorities ID: no2015052019
GND ID: 142435619
AskArt person ID: 108337
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 17112591h
CANTIC ID: 981060405868806706
CLARA-ID: 12049
Europeana entity: agent/base/151713
FAST ID: 1933947
Film.ru person ID: margaret-kin
Freebase ID: /m/048tyb
HAND ID: E959-EFF1-78A2-983A-8524

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IMDb ID: nm6984794, ch0122672
IdRef ID: 18846526X
Japan Search name ID: マーガレット・キーン
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810594991605606
Quora topic ID: Margaret-Keane-2
RKDartists ID: 296851
SBN author ID: RMSV062270
SNAC ARK ID: w6891qss
Union List of Artist Names ID: 500333900
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981060405868806706
WikiTree person ID: Hawkins-18896
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJwmR4vVYT6xxBTKGrpwYP
Yale LUX ID: person/eb0475ee-1245-42e4-98b0-adb852f97fe3

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Given name 3

Doris, Margaret, Peggy

Has works in the collection 2

National Museum of Western Art, Groeningemuseum

Occupation 2

artist, painter

Cause of death 1

heart failure

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Educated at 1

Traphagen School of Fashion

Family name 1

Hawkins

Field of work 1

painting

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Place of birth 1

Nashville

Place of death 1

Napa

Sex or gender 1

female

Spouse 1

Walter Stanley Keane

Spouses 1

Walter Stanley Keane

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Big Eyes

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Big Eyes

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Big Eyes

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Summary

Margaret Keane was born on September 15, 1927^[1], in Nashville^[2]. She died on June 26, 2022^[3], in Napa^[4]. She worked as a painter^[5] and artist^[6].

FAQs

Where was Margaret Keane born?

Margaret Keane's place of birth was Nashville^[2].

Where did Margaret Keane die?

Margaret Keane passed away in Napa^[4].

Who was Margaret Keane married to?

Margaret Keane's spouses include Walter Stanley Keane^[7].

What did Margaret Keane do for work?

Margaret Keane worked as a painter^[5] and artist^[6].

Where did Margaret Keane go to school?

Margaret Keane was educated at Traphagen School of Fashion^[10].

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[2] ↑ Margaret Keane — place of birth (P19): Nashville. Directory of Southern Women Artists. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Margaret Keane — place of death (P20): Napa. nypost.com. Retrieved 2013-09-19. nypost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Margaret Keane — sex or gender (P21): female. RKDartists. Retrieved 2017-08-27. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Margaret Keane — spouse (P26): Walter Stanley Keane. biography.com. biography.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Margaret Keane — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Margaret Keane — educated at (P69): Traphagen School of Fashion. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Margaret Keane — field of work (P101): painting. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Margaret Keane — occupation (P106): painter. Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved 2021-05-23. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Margaret Keane — occupation (P106): artist. Directory of Southern Women Artists. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Margaret Keane — cause of death (P509): heart failure. nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Margaret Keane — date of birth (P569): September 15, 1927. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-10-16. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Margaret Keane — date of death (P570): June 26, 2022. nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Margaret Keane — family name (P734): Hawkins. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Margaret Keane — family name (P734): Keane. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Margaret Keane — given name (P735): Margaret. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Margaret Keane — given name (P735): Peggy. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Margaret Keane — given name (P735): Doris. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Margaret Keane — pseudonym (P742): Keane, Margaret D. H.. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Margaret Keane — official website (P856): https://www.keane-eyes.com. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Margaret Keane — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Margaret Keane — described by source (P1343): Directory of Southern Women Artists. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Margaret Keane — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Margaret Keane — birth name (P1477): Peggy Doris Hawkins. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Margaret Keane — name in native language (P1559): Margaret Keane. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Margaret Keane — number of children (P1971): 1. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Margaret Keane — has works in the collection (P6379): Groeningemuseum. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Margaret Keane — has works in the collection (P6379): National Museum of Western Art. Retrieved 2021-02-27. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Margaret Keane — copyright status as a creator (P7763): works protected by copyrights. Retrieved 2020-12-13. wikidata.org.

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Margaret Keane

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