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Bria Valente
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Bria Valente
Bria v 2.jpg
Bria Valente in December 2006.
Background information
Birth name
Brenda Fuentes
Born
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Genres
R&B
Occupation(s)
Singer
Years active
2001–present
Labels
NPG
Associated acts
Prince
Bria Valente (born Brenda Fuentes)[1] is an American singer. A protégée of Prince, Valente released her debut album, Elixer, as part of a three-album set with Prince's LOtUSFLOW3R and MPLSoUND on March 29, 2009.[1] The collection debuted at #2 on the top Billboard albums chart.[2]
Valente was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She stated in an interview with Tavis Smiley that she first met Prince at the age of 17 at Paisley Park Studios while working with keyboardist Morris Hayes.[3] She later moved to Los Angeles, California, and worked as a model and background dancer for Usher.[1] She is credited with backing vocals on Usher's 2001 album 8701.[citation needed]
Valente returned to Minneapolis, where she began her association with Prince, contributing vocals to his 2007 album, Planet Earth.[1] Valente recorded Elixer in 2009; she sang lead vocals, with Prince on guitar, and Morris Hayes providing beats.[1][4] Prince described it as a quiet storm album.[5] The music review website Metacritic rated the album 49 out of 100, labeling it as having "mixed or average reviews", based on 12 reviews.[6] The album was released through the website lotusflow3r.com, as well as exclusively through U.S. retailer Target.[7]
As of 2010, Valente was Prince's girlfriend. She also became a Jehovah's Witness during this period.[8] Purple Music, a Swiss-based record label releases Bria Valente CD single "2 Nite" on February 23, 2012 as part of a Prince club remixes package including the single "Dance 4 Me" by Prince which was released February 23, 2012.[9]
Discography[edit]
Elixer (2009), NPG Records – debut album, produced by Prince.
2nite (single) (2012), Purple Music Switzerland - remixes by David Alexander and Jamie Lewis, produced by Prince.
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b c d e Bria Valente. Allmusic.
2.Jump up ^ "Keith Urban Scores First No. 1 Album". April 8, 2009. Access Hollywood. Retrieved on June 26, 2009.
3.Jump up ^ Bria Valente interview. Tavis Smiley. April 28, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
4.Jump up ^ Michaels, Sean (January 2, 2009) "Prince to release three albums in 2009". The Guardian. Retrieved on June 26, 2009.
5.Jump up ^ Edwards, Gavin (April 6, 2009). "Bria Valente: Elixir". Rolling Stone. Retrieved on June 26, 2009.
6.Jump up ^ "Bria Valente: Elixir (2009)". Metacritic. Retrieved on June 26, 2009.
7.Jump up ^ du Lac, J. Freedom (April 3, 2009). "Prince's new three-album set includes some winners". The San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved on June 26, 2009.
8.Jump up ^ Willis, Peter (July 5, 2010). "Prince - world exclusive interview: Peter Willis goes inside the star's secret world". Daily Mirror. Retrieved on July 6, 2010.
9.Jump up ^ Jamie Lewis, Purple Music Label (Feb 23rd, 2012)."[1]".
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Bria Valente
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Bria Valente
Bria v 2.jpg
Bria Valente in December 2006.
Background information
Birth name
Brenda Fuentes
Born
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Genres
R&B
Occupation(s)
Singer
Years active
2001–present
Labels
NPG
Associated acts
Prince
Bria Valente (born Brenda Fuentes)[1] is an American singer. A protégée of Prince, Valente released her debut album, Elixer, as part of a three-album set with Prince's LOtUSFLOW3R and MPLSoUND on March 29, 2009.[1] The collection debuted at #2 on the top Billboard albums chart.[2]
Valente was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She stated in an interview with Tavis Smiley that she first met Prince at the age of 17 at Paisley Park Studios while working with keyboardist Morris Hayes.[3] She later moved to Los Angeles, California, and worked as a model and background dancer for Usher.[1] She is credited with backing vocals on Usher's 2001 album 8701.[citation needed]
Valente returned to Minneapolis, where she began her association with Prince, contributing vocals to his 2007 album, Planet Earth.[1] Valente recorded Elixer in 2009; she sang lead vocals, with Prince on guitar, and Morris Hayes providing beats.[1][4] Prince described it as a quiet storm album.[5] The music review website Metacritic rated the album 49 out of 100, labeling it as having "mixed or average reviews", based on 12 reviews.[6] The album was released through the website lotusflow3r.com, as well as exclusively through U.S. retailer Target.[7]
As of 2010, Valente was Prince's girlfriend. She also became a Jehovah's Witness during this period.[8] Purple Music, a Swiss-based record label releases Bria Valente CD single "2 Nite" on February 23, 2012 as part of a Prince club remixes package including the single "Dance 4 Me" by Prince which was released February 23, 2012.[9]
Discography[edit]
Elixer (2009), NPG Records – debut album, produced by Prince.
2nite (single) (2012), Purple Music Switzerland - remixes by David Alexander and Jamie Lewis, produced by Prince.
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b c d e Bria Valente. Allmusic.
2.Jump up ^ "Keith Urban Scores First No. 1 Album". April 8, 2009. Access Hollywood. Retrieved on June 26, 2009.
3.Jump up ^ Bria Valente interview. Tavis Smiley. April 28, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
4.Jump up ^ Michaels, Sean (January 2, 2009) "Prince to release three albums in 2009". The Guardian. Retrieved on June 26, 2009.
5.Jump up ^ Edwards, Gavin (April 6, 2009). "Bria Valente: Elixir". Rolling Stone. Retrieved on June 26, 2009.
6.Jump up ^ "Bria Valente: Elixir (2009)". Metacritic. Retrieved on June 26, 2009.
7.Jump up ^ du Lac, J. Freedom (April 3, 2009). "Prince's new three-album set includes some winners". The San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved on June 26, 2009.
8.Jump up ^ Willis, Peter (July 5, 2010). "Prince - world exclusive interview: Peter Willis goes inside the star's secret world". Daily Mirror. Retrieved on July 6, 2010.
9.Jump up ^ Jamie Lewis, Purple Music Label (Feb 23rd, 2012)."[1]".
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Margaret Keane
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Margaret Keane
Born
Peggy Doris Hawkins
1927 (age 87–88)
Nashville, Tennessee
Other names
Peggy Ulbrich, MDH Keane, Margaret McGuire
Occupation
Artist
Spouse(s)
Frank Richard Ulbrich,
Walter Keane (m. 1955; div. 1965),
Daniel Francis McGuire (m. 1970)
Children
1
Website
www.keane-eyes.com
Margaret D. H. Keane (born Peggy Doris Hawkins; September 15, 1927) is an American artist who mainly paints women, children, and animals with big eyes in oil or mixed media.
Her ex-husband Walter Keane used to sell her paintings signed with his name; she allowed him to do so because he used to sell every piece. However, Margaret Keane sued Walter in the subsequent slander suit; the judge demanded that the litigants paint a painting in the courtroom, but Walter declined, citing a sore shoulder. Margaret then produced a painting in 53 minutes. The jury awarded her damages of $4 million.
Contents [hide]
1 Early life
2 Career and style
3 Media portrayal
4 References
5 External links
Early life[edit]
Margaret Keane was born in Tennessee. She was well known at the local church for her sketches of angels with big eyes and floppy wings.
Career and style[edit]
Keane's works are recognizable by the oversize, doe-like eyes of her subjects.[1]
In the 1960s, her artwork was sold under the name of her husband, Walter Keane, who claimed credit for it.[2] On November 1, 1964, she left him and moved from San Francisco to Hawaii, where she met Honolulu sports writer Dan McGuire. She divorced Keane in 1965 and married McGuire in 1970.[3]
In 1970, Keane announced to the world, via radio broadcast, that she was the true creator of the paintings.
When she sued Walter in federal court for slander, the judge famously ordered both Margaret and Walter to each create a big-eyed child painting there in the courtroom in order to determine who was telling the truth. Walter declined, citing a sore shoulder, whereas she completed her painting in 53 minutes. After a three-week trial, the jury awarded her $4 million in damages.[4][1] A federal appeals court upheld the verdict of defamation in 1990, but overturned the $4 million damage award.[5]
The works Keane created while living in the shadow of her husband tended to depict sad-looking children in dark settings. After she left Walter Keane, moved to Hawaii, and became one of Jehovah's Witnesses, her work took on a happier, brighter style. Keane's website now advertises her work as having "tears of joy" or "tears of happiness".[6]
Actresses Joan Crawford and Natalie Wood commissioned Keane to paint their portraits.[7][8] In the 1990s, Tim Burton, a Keane artwork collector and later director of the film Big Eyes (about Keane), commissioned the artist to paint a portrait of his then-girlfriend Lisa Marie.[9]
As of 2015, Keane lives in Napa County, California.[10][11]
Media portrayal[edit]
In 1973, Woody Allen's comedy Sleeper features people of the future, who consider Keane to be one of the greatest artists in history.
In the 1980s, the television series Saturday Night Live aired a skit featuring Keane's work as a parody of the reaction against modern art (e.g., Cubism or the New York Armory Show). Additionally, in the sitcom Newhart, Bob looks at a Keane-inspired painting with his puzzled observation as, "Children with big ears?"
In 1998, cartoon series the Powerpuff Girls debuts by animator Craig McCracken, featuring leads based on Keane's "waifs" (and a character named "Ms. Keane").
In 1999, Matthew Sweet's album In Reverse features one of Keane's oil paintings on its cover.[12]
Keane and her former husband Walter are the main focus of the 2014 biographical film Big Eyes, in which Keane was portrayed by actress Amy Adams.[13] The film was directed by Tim Burton, a Keane collector.[9]
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b "Tim Burton 'Big Eyes' Movie Tells The Story Of Art Couple Margaret and Walter Keane...". Huffington Post. April 4, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
2.Jump up ^ Ryzik, Melen (December 18, 2014). "The Artist Margaret Keane, Vindicated in Tim Burton's Film". The New York Times.
3.Jump up ^ "Big Eyes and All: The Unofficial Biography of Margaret Keane", page 27
4.Jump up ^ Kunen, James S. (23 June 1986). "Margaret Keane's Artful Case Proves That She—and Not Her Ex-Husband—made Waifs". People.
5.Jump up ^ "Keane left isles for California in '91". Honolulu Star Bulletin. August 6, 1997.
6.Jump up ^ "My Life as a Famous Artist", Awake!, July 8, 1975
7.Jump up ^ "Joan Crawford Awards, Art, and Other Personal Items". The Best of Everything: A Joan Crawford Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
8.Jump up ^ Bas, Borja (July 19, 2013). "El infierno de la artista que iluminó a Tim Burton" [The Artist Who Brightened Tim Burton Lived Through Hell]. El País. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
9.^ Jump up to: a b “The big-eyed children: the extraordinary story of an epic art fraud”, “The Guardian”, October 26, 2014, Retrieved 2014-10-28.
10.Jump up ^ Jesse Hamlin (December 14, 2014). "Artist Margaret Keane hasn’t lost wide-eyed enthusiasm for work". SF Chronicle.
11.Jump up ^ Keane Eyes Gallery
12.Jump up ^ Stratton, Jeff (February 2, 2000). "Matthew Sweet".
13.Jump up ^ "Harvey Weinstein Praises ‘Big Eyes’ Screenwriters-Producers at Film’s Premiere". Variety.
External links[edit]
Margaret Keane info available on the Laguna Museum web site
Official Collectors Gallery by Copper State Design
Ask Art
An excerpt transcribed from Awake! magazine of July 8, 1975 reposted by Megan Besmirched
Keane Eyes Gallery
Authority control
VIAF: 125096410 ·
GND: 142435619 ·
ULAN: 500333900 ·
RKD: 296851
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Margaret Keane
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Margaret Keane
Born
Peggy Doris Hawkins
1927 (age 87–88)
Nashville, Tennessee
Other names
Peggy Ulbrich, MDH Keane, Margaret McGuire
Occupation
Artist
Spouse(s)
Frank Richard Ulbrich,
Walter Keane (m. 1955; div. 1965),
Daniel Francis McGuire (m. 1970)
Children
1
Website
www.keane-eyes.com
Margaret D. H. Keane (born Peggy Doris Hawkins; September 15, 1927) is an American artist who mainly paints women, children, and animals with big eyes in oil or mixed media.
Her ex-husband Walter Keane used to sell her paintings signed with his name; she allowed him to do so because he used to sell every piece. However, Margaret Keane sued Walter in the subsequent slander suit; the judge demanded that the litigants paint a painting in the courtroom, but Walter declined, citing a sore shoulder. Margaret then produced a painting in 53 minutes. The jury awarded her damages of $4 million.
Contents [hide]
1 Early life
2 Career and style
3 Media portrayal
4 References
5 External links
Early life[edit]
Margaret Keane was born in Tennessee. She was well known at the local church for her sketches of angels with big eyes and floppy wings.
Career and style[edit]
Keane's works are recognizable by the oversize, doe-like eyes of her subjects.[1]
In the 1960s, her artwork was sold under the name of her husband, Walter Keane, who claimed credit for it.[2] On November 1, 1964, she left him and moved from San Francisco to Hawaii, where she met Honolulu sports writer Dan McGuire. She divorced Keane in 1965 and married McGuire in 1970.[3]
In 1970, Keane announced to the world, via radio broadcast, that she was the true creator of the paintings.
When she sued Walter in federal court for slander, the judge famously ordered both Margaret and Walter to each create a big-eyed child painting there in the courtroom in order to determine who was telling the truth. Walter declined, citing a sore shoulder, whereas she completed her painting in 53 minutes. After a three-week trial, the jury awarded her $4 million in damages.[4][1] A federal appeals court upheld the verdict of defamation in 1990, but overturned the $4 million damage award.[5]
The works Keane created while living in the shadow of her husband tended to depict sad-looking children in dark settings. After she left Walter Keane, moved to Hawaii, and became one of Jehovah's Witnesses, her work took on a happier, brighter style. Keane's website now advertises her work as having "tears of joy" or "tears of happiness".[6]
Actresses Joan Crawford and Natalie Wood commissioned Keane to paint their portraits.[7][8] In the 1990s, Tim Burton, a Keane artwork collector and later director of the film Big Eyes (about Keane), commissioned the artist to paint a portrait of his then-girlfriend Lisa Marie.[9]
As of 2015, Keane lives in Napa County, California.[10][11]
Media portrayal[edit]
In 1973, Woody Allen's comedy Sleeper features people of the future, who consider Keane to be one of the greatest artists in history.
In the 1980s, the television series Saturday Night Live aired a skit featuring Keane's work as a parody of the reaction against modern art (e.g., Cubism or the New York Armory Show). Additionally, in the sitcom Newhart, Bob looks at a Keane-inspired painting with his puzzled observation as, "Children with big ears?"
In 1998, cartoon series the Powerpuff Girls debuts by animator Craig McCracken, featuring leads based on Keane's "waifs" (and a character named "Ms. Keane").
In 1999, Matthew Sweet's album In Reverse features one of Keane's oil paintings on its cover.[12]
Keane and her former husband Walter are the main focus of the 2014 biographical film Big Eyes, in which Keane was portrayed by actress Amy Adams.[13] The film was directed by Tim Burton, a Keane collector.[9]
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b "Tim Burton 'Big Eyes' Movie Tells The Story Of Art Couple Margaret and Walter Keane...". Huffington Post. April 4, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
2.Jump up ^ Ryzik, Melen (December 18, 2014). "The Artist Margaret Keane, Vindicated in Tim Burton's Film". The New York Times.
3.Jump up ^ "Big Eyes and All: The Unofficial Biography of Margaret Keane", page 27
4.Jump up ^ Kunen, James S. (23 June 1986). "Margaret Keane's Artful Case Proves That She—and Not Her Ex-Husband—made Waifs". People.
5.Jump up ^ "Keane left isles for California in '91". Honolulu Star Bulletin. August 6, 1997.
6.Jump up ^ "My Life as a Famous Artist", Awake!, July 8, 1975
7.Jump up ^ "Joan Crawford Awards, Art, and Other Personal Items". The Best of Everything: A Joan Crawford Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
8.Jump up ^ Bas, Borja (July 19, 2013). "El infierno de la artista que iluminó a Tim Burton" [The Artist Who Brightened Tim Burton Lived Through Hell]. El País. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
9.^ Jump up to: a b “The big-eyed children: the extraordinary story of an epic art fraud”, “The Guardian”, October 26, 2014, Retrieved 2014-10-28.
10.Jump up ^ Jesse Hamlin (December 14, 2014). "Artist Margaret Keane hasn’t lost wide-eyed enthusiasm for work". SF Chronicle.
11.Jump up ^ Keane Eyes Gallery
12.Jump up ^ Stratton, Jeff (February 2, 2000). "Matthew Sweet".
13.Jump up ^ "Harvey Weinstein Praises ‘Big Eyes’ Screenwriters-Producers at Film’s Premiere". Variety.
External links[edit]
Margaret Keane info available on the Laguna Museum web site
Official Collectors Gallery by Copper State Design
Ask Art
An excerpt transcribed from Awake! magazine of July 8, 1975 reposted by Megan Besmirched
Keane Eyes Gallery
Authority control
VIAF: 125096410 ·
GND: 142435619 ·
ULAN: 500333900 ·
RKD: 296851
Categories: American women painters
Painters from California
Painters from Tennessee
1927 births
Living people
People from Nashville, Tennessee
20th-century American painters
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