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Cover illustration for the q

1960 edition of the book,
THE WORLD, THE FLESH,
AND FATHER SMITH, by

Robert Maguire (American,
1921-2005)
Set in a small town in

Scotland, the book—a
ctional novel by the
Scottish writer Bruce

Marshall—tells the story of
Father Smith and a group
of exiled French nuns. (The

reprint next to the painting
is of the cover of the original
publication, 1945.) The

artist Robert Maguire, a
twentieth-century American
illustrator was known for

his crime noir paperback
cover art, producing artwork
for over 600 covers over the

span of his career.

“Big Eyes” Child
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by Margaret Keane Keane, who claimed credit for Walter in federal court for the truth. Walter declined,
(American, 1927-) Keane’s it. On November 1, 1964, she slander, the judge famously citing a sore shoulder,

works are recognizable by the left him and moved from San ordered both Margaret and whereas she completed her
oversized, doe-like eyes of her Francisco.
Walter to each create a big- painting in 53 minutes. After
subjects. In the 1960s, her In 1970, Keane announced eyed child painting there in a three-week trial, the jury

artwork was sold under the that she was the creator
the courtroom in order to awarded her $4 million
name of her husband, Walter
of the paintings and sued
determine who was telling
in damages.