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15.0 x 18.0 cm
Museo di Belle Arti
Robert Priseman (1965 –)
Robert Priseman (nato nel 1965) è un artista britannico che esplora temi socio-politici oscuri come la pena capitale e la memoria attraverso dipinti provocatori. Esposto al V&A, alla Royal Collection.
Museo di Belle Arti (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.
Informazioni sull'opera
- Titolo: Marie Porter
- Artista: Robert Priseman
- Dimensioni originali: 15.0 x 18.0 cm
- Stato del copyright: Soggetti a copyright
- Dove vederlo: Museo di Belle Arti
- Movimento: Other
- Contesto del corpus: 1930s , female agency – dark narrative
- Parole chiave: intense portrait” , serious portrait art , illinois execution art
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