Bonnie HeadyRobert PrisemanNone
Contemporary Realism
15.0 x 18.0 cm
Museum of Fine Arts
Robert Priseman (1965 –)
Robert Priseman (b.1965) is a British artist exploring dark socio-political themes like capital punishment & memory in provocative paintings. Featured in V&A, Royal Collection.
Museum of Fine Arts (Tallahassee, United States of America)
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Bonnie Brown Heady was born on the 15th July 1912 in Burlington Junction, Missouri.A former gangster’s moll and prostitute, Heady along with her accomplice Carl Austin Hall abducted 6-year-old Robert Greenlease Jr. on the 28th September 1953. Heady collected Robert from his school in Kansas City, where she’d told a teacher she was an aunt who’d come to take him to visit his “sick” mother. The Greenlease family received a ransom note the following day for $600,000, despite Hall having already shot and buried young Robert. On receiving the money, Bonnie and Hall went to St. Louis where theypartied until Hall deserted Bonnie; he was arrested a few days later. On the 7th October 1953 Robert Greenlease’s body was unearthed at Heady’s home in St. Joseph, Missouri.Hall and Heady were subsequently charged with murder and sentenced to death in the gas chamber at the Missouri state penitentiary in Jefferson City on the 18th December 1953.
About this artwork
- Title: Bonnie Heady
- Artist: Robert Priseman
- Original dimensions: 15.0 x 18.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Museum of Fine Arts
- Color palette: Neutrals
- Keywords: pencil drawing study, 15 x 18 cm art, robert priseman art
- Color hue: Warm Sunset Tones
- Color intensity: Monochromatic
Questions & Answers
Where does "Bonnie Heady" fall in Robert Priseman's career?
Within Robert Priseman's career, "Bonnie Heady" falls in the Mature Period. The phase helps compare it with the artist's other works.
How intense are the colors in "Bonnie Heady" by Robert Priseman?
"Bonnie Heady" by Robert Priseman shows a monochromatic color intensity.
What is the color identity of "Bonnie Heady" by Robert Priseman?
The color identity of "Bonnie Heady" by Robert Priseman: a neutrals palette, dominated by putty (#d4d4d3).