‘Big Eyes’ artist Margaret Keane dead aged 94
Margaret Keane, the artist who inspired Tim Burton’s ‘Big Eyes’, has died aged 94. The painter, renowned for her sorrowful images of children with giant eyes, passed away from heart failure, her daughter Jane Swigert confirmed to the New York Times. A statement on Keane’s official Facebook said about her death on Sunday (26.06.22) at her home in Napa, California: "We’re sad to announce that Margaret Keane, ‘The Mother of Big Eyes, our Queen, a Modern Master and Legend,’ peacefully passed away Sunday morning at her home in Napa, CA, she was 94." Director Tim Burton’s 2014 ‘Big Eyes’ biopic saw ...