The Big Lies Behind the Big Eyes
by
Cletus Nelson, Adam Parfrey
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2014
Teary, big-eyed orphans and a multitude of trashy knockoffs epitomized American kitsch art as they clogged thrift stores for decades.When Adam Parfrey tracked down Walter Keane-the credited artist of the weepy waifs, for a San Diego Reader cover story in 1992-he discovered some shocking facts....