Walter Keane

GPTKB entity

Statements (69)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Artist
gptkb:Person
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Big_Eyes
gptkb:The_Big_Eyes_(2022)
gptkb:The_Big_Eye
gptkb:The_Big_Eyes
gptkbp:active_years 1950s-1990s
gptkbp:art_movement gptkb:Pop_Art
gptkb:Kitsch
Modern art
gptkbp:art_style gptkb:Monarch
Acrylic painting
Oil painting
Posthumous recognition
Naive art
Cultural icon status
Widely recognized in the 1960s
gptkbp:artistic_influence Influenced later artists
Significant impact on American art.
gptkbp:artistic_legacy Continues to influence artists today
gptkbp:artwork gptkb:Person
Record sales in the 1960s
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:Margaret_Keane
gptkbp:author ' Big Eyes' (2014 film)
gptkbp:birth_date 1915-09-07
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:controversy Authorship of paintings
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on kitsch art
gptkbp:death_date 2000-06-27
2000-12-27
gptkbp:education gptkb:Art_Institute_of_Chicago
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:Borough
International exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
Popular in the 1960s
' The Big Eyes' exhibition
High demand during his career
High volume in the 1960s
Keane's art in major galleries
gptkbp:exhibitions Various galleries worldwide
gptkbp:famous_for Paintings of children with big eyes
gptkbp:famous_quote ' I paint what I see.'
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Walter_Joseph_Keane
gptkbp:historical_debate Margaret Keane lawsuit
gptkbp:hometown gptkb:Los_Angeles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Walter Keane
gptkbp:influence Art market in the 1960s
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Monarch
Surrealist artists
gptkbp:inspiration Pop culture references
gptkbp:is_criticized_for Mixed reviews
Commercialization of art
Critiqued for lack of depth
gptkbp:known_for Paintings of big-eyed children
big-eyed paintings
gptkbp:legacy Impact on popular art
gptkbp:media Film and television
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:notable_alumni gptkb:None
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Big_Eyes
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:painting
gptkbp:personal_life Married twice
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Santa_Rosa,_California
gptkbp:residence gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Keane
gptkbp:style gptkb:Pop_Art
gptkb:Kitsch
gptkbp:themes Childhood innocence