Marie PorterRobert PrisemanNone

Other
15.0 x 18.0 cm
Museum of Fine Arts

Robert Priseman (1965 –)

Robert Priseman (f. 1965) er en britisk kunstner, der udforsker mørke socio-politiske temaer som dødsstraf og hukommelse i provokerende malerier. Udstillet i V&A, Royal Collection.

Museum of Fine Arts (Tallahassee, United States of America)

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37-year-old Marie Porter was the first woman to die in the electric chair in Illinois and only the second woman to be executed there.She had ordered the murder of her brother, William Kappan on the 13th July 1937, in Belleville, Illinois, after he had refused to make Marie the sole beneficiary of his $3,300 life insurance policy. Marie hired 22-year-old Angelo Giancola, allegedly her lover, and his 20-year old brother John Giancola to help her. At trial in St. Clair Circuit Court, Angelo Giancola admitted firing the fatal shots and Marie was subsequently convicted of conspiracy to murder. Angelo was convicted of 1st degree murder.Marie Porter was electrocuted at the Southern Illinois State Penitentiary in Chester on the 28th January 1938.

Om dette kunstværk

Titel: Marie Porter
Kunstner: Robert Priseman
Oprindelige mål: 15.0 x 18.0 cm
Format: Portrait
Ophavsretlig status: Ophavsretligt beskyttet
Hvor det kan ses: Museum of Fine Arts
Kreativ periode: 20th Century
Korpuskontekst: exploring human morality", 1930s
Nøgleord: intense portrait”, macabre artwork”,, illinois execution art
Farveintensitet: Monochromatic

Spørgsmål & svar

Hvordan forenes kontrast og harmoni i "Marie Porter"?

I "Marie Porter" parres en Statement kontrast med en Strong Color Unity harmoni.

Er "Marie Porter" typisk for det, som Robert Priseman normalt skabte?

Blandt Robert Prisemans registrerede temaer – execution & justice themes, illinois history, 1930s, female agency – dark narrative, exploring human morality" – bringer "Marie Porter" sit eget fokus på portrait, execution, crime, illinois, history, woman, black & white, dramatic.

Hvilken kunstretning tilhører "Marie Porter" af Robert Priseman?

"Marie Porter" er et værk fra Other. Denne stilart angiver den kunstneriske tradition, som værket indgår i.