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Margaret D. H. Keane (born Peggy Doris Hawkins, September 15, 1927 – June 26, 2022) 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 but also criticized as formulaic and cliché. The artwork was originally attributed to Keane's ex-husband, Walter Keane. After their divorce in the 1960s, Margaret soon claimed credit, which was established after a court "paint-off" in Hawaii.

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Born	Peggy Doris Hawkins 15 September 1927 Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Died	26 June 2022 (aged 94)
Zodiac	Virgo
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Frank Richard Ulbrich - · m. 1948; div. 1955 info edit

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Walter Keane 1915-2000 American artist · m. 1955; div. 1965 info edit

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Dan McGuire (sportswriter) - · m. 1966 info edit

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