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
- Corpus context: ohio history and folklore, priseman's dark realism focus
- Color palette: Neutrals
- Keywords: tragic artwork”,, 1954 ohio murder, execution art style
- Color hue: Warm Sunset Tones
Questions & Answers
What is the dominant color of "Dovie Dean" by Robert Priseman?
gray (#716769) is the leading color of "Dovie Dean" by Robert Priseman.
How do contrast and harmony combine in "Dovie Dean"?
In "Dovie Dean", a statement contrast is paired with a strong color unity harmony.
Are the colors of "Dovie Dean" by Robert Priseman vivid or muted?
The color of "Dovie Dean" is muted in saturation and monochromatic in intensity.