Returning Home

Walter returned home and, over the course of the next two decades, became an artistic sensation. His paintings lined the walls of famous galleries and the homes of the nation’s most elite. But all was not what it seemed…
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Meeting Margaret

Walter Keane met Margaret in 1953, but anecdotes of their first encounter varied depending on the storyteller. Walter alleged he met Margaret at a fairground in 1953 while she was making charcoal sketches and immediately became enamored with her. Margaret, however, stated differently…