Dovie DeanRobert 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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Blanche “Dovie” Dean was a 55-year-old grandmother and mother of six children, who lived in Clermont County, Ohio.She admitted to killing her 69-year-old husband, Hawkins Dean, after she put rat poison in his milk. Dean had originally tried to frame her son by a previous marriage for the murder, but eventually confessed when the sheriff commented that “any woman who could accuse her son of such a crime could easily have done it herself.” Dean said the murder took place after a number of violent arguments with her new husband Hawkins (her third), who she felt could not “perform his husbandly duties.” Dean said: “He wanted a housekeeper and I wanted a home.”On the 15th January 1954, Dovie Dean was executed in Ohio’s electric chair wearing a “simple green dress buttoned down the front, white anklets and brown shoes.”
About this artwork
- Title: Dovie Dean
- 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
- Creative period: Mature Period
- Keywords: execution art style, close-up portrait, ohio crime artwork
- Color hue: Warm Sunset Tones
- Color intensity: Monochromatic
Questions & Answers
Where can I see the original "Dovie Dean" by Robert Priseman?
The original "Dovie Dean" by Robert Priseman is held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, United States of America. A reproduction allows the work to be displayed at home.
How do movement and era meet in "Dovie Dean" by Robert Priseman?
In "Dovie Dean" by Robert Priseman, the Contemporary Realism movement meets the Contemporary era.
What color harmony does "Dovie Dean" by Robert Priseman display?
The color harmony of "Dovie Dean" is recorded as strong color unity.