The letter is in a never-before-seen trove of O'Keeffe's correspondences newly acquired by the Library of Congress. In this particular 1936 letter, O'Keeffe writes about an "order for a big flower ...

Imagine how big the room has to be to put up a 12-fold screen," the professor said. Most of the painters of the flower paintings are unknown, but Kho said talent shines even without names.

While she lives a modest life in Napa, Margaret Keane, 91, is actually a world-renowned artist known for the iconic “big eyes” paintings.

Margaret Keane is known for her iconic "Big Eyes" paintings. When they first emerged on the market in the late 1950s, she let her then-husband take credit for her work. But in the mid-1980s Keane ...

“In the mid-1990s, friends of mine in New York were collectors obsessed by the Big Eyes paintings. I grew up with the Keane art, just like every kid raised in the suburbs during that period.

According to my online research, "big eye" artists were popular in the 1960s but their work was considered mainstream decoration and held in contempt by the art community in general.

Lari Pittman’s really, really big paintings Lari Pittman, “Flying Carpet With Petri Dishes for a Disturbed Nation,” 2013, acrylic on panel, 10 feet by 30 feet.

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“In the mid-1990s, friends of mine in New York were collectors obsessed by the Big Eyes paintings. I grew up with the Keane art, just like every kid raised in the suburbs during that period.