The Saviour on a Fifth Avenue Wall Maggie in Art
A Fifth Avenue gallery displays a painting by William Starkweather depicting Maggie Donegan, a Washington Square scrubwoman, as a visionary figure mirroring the Saviour and Virgin Mary. The work, inspired by Maggie's detached gaze and inner life, marks a turning point in Starkweather's occult symbolic style and follows Maggie from Sullivan and MacDougal streets to the studio floor.
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Maggie
Portrait of Maggie Donegan Dominates W Square Gallery
The artist Starkweather, inspired by Maggie Donegan a studio scrubwoman, paints a three year Portrait of Margaret Donegan. It portrays Maggie’s inner life and spiritual visions with her dead son and the Virgin Mary guiding his work. The work becomes the gallery's centerpiece and a striking new artistic tone.
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Maggie
William Starkweather
Margaret Donegan
Folsom Fifth Avenue
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