Marie PorterRobert PrisemanNone

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15.0 x 18.0 cm
Museum of Fine Arts

Robert Priseman (1965 –)

Robert Priseman (f. 1965) er en britisk kunstner som utforsker mørke sosiopolitiske temaer som dødsstraff og minne i provoserende malerier. Utstilt ved 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 kunstverket

Tittel: Marie Porter
Kunstner: Robert Priseman
Opprinnelige mål: 15.0 x 18.0 cm
Format: Portrait
Opphavsrettslig status: Opphavsrettslig beskyttet
Hvor det kan sees: Museum of Fine Arts
Kreativ periode: 20th Century
Sammenheng for korpus: exploring human morality", 1930s
Nøkkelord: intense portrait”, macabre artwork”,, illinois execution art
Fargemetning: Monochromatic

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Hvordan forenes kontrast og harmoni i "Marie Porter"?

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

Er "Marie Porter" typisk for det Robert Priseman vanligvis skapte?

Blant Robert Priseman sine dokumenterte temaer – execution & justice themes, illinois history, 1930s, female agency – dark narrative, exploring human morality" – retter "Marie Porter" sitt eget fokus mot portrait, execution, crime, illinois, history, woman, black & white, dramatic.

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