Otis Kaye: Money, Mystery, and Mastery
2015Bradburne, James M. and Geraldine Banks
187 pages (color)
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1885 Neemah, Michigan - 1974 Dresden, Germany. Known for: Trompe l'oeil still life-currency, genre painting.
Born in Michigan, Otis Kaye is considered the last of the trompe l'oeil still life painters, recognized primarily for his skill with American currency. At that time, the early part of the 20th... Read full biography
Born in Michigan, Otis Kaye is considered the last of the trompe l'oeil still life painters, recognized primarily for his skill with American currency. At that time, the early part of the 20th century, people were highly interested in this subject matter because the Federal Government was just... Read full biography
Born in Michigan, Otis Kaye is considered the last of the trompe l'oeil still life painters, recognized primarily for his skill with American currency. At that time, the early part of the 20th century, people were highly interested in this subject matter because the Federal Government was just beginning to print uniform money, replacing that which individual banks issued. Kaye was also an etcher and did exquisitely detailed drawings of birds, insects and animals. Although he lived well into the... Read full biography
Born in Michigan, Otis Kaye is considered the last of the trompe l'oeil still life painters, recognized primarily for his skill with American currency. At that time, the early part of the 20th century, people were highly interested in this subject matter because the Federal Government was just beginning to print uniform money, replacing that which individual banks issued. Kaye was also an etcher and did exquisitely detailed drawings of birds, insects and animals. Although he lived well into the 20th century, he was part of the still life tradition of 19th century trompe l'oeil painters, which included John Haberle, John Frederick Peto and William Harnett. Kaye was born to European immigrants and lived briefly in Michigan where his parents... Read full biography
Born in Michigan, Otis Kaye is considered the last of the trompe l'oeil still life painters, recognized primarily for his skill with American currency. At that time, the early part of the 20th century, people were highly interested in this subject matter because the Federal Government was just beginning to print uniform money, replacing that which individual banks issued. Kaye was also an etcher and did exquisitely detailed drawings of birds, insects and animals. Although he lived well into the 20th century, he was part of the still life tradition of 19th century trompe l'oeil painters, which included John Haberle, John Frederick Peto and William Harnett. Kaye was born to European immigrants and lived briefly in Michigan where his parents had a successful lumber business. His father died in a mill accident, and the family sold the business, and he and his... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (15)
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Deja Vu All Over Again The Riddle of Otis Kaye
2009Bradburne, James101 pages (color)Amazing Illusions: The Wonders of Trompe L'Oeil
2009Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi47 pages (color)Art and Illusions: Masterpieces of Trompe L'Oeil from Antiquity to the Present Day
2009
(Exhibition catalog)Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi Anna Maria Giusti Curator318 pages (color)The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)479 pagesDavenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesOtis Kaye Trompe L'Oeil Master of Appropriation
2002Goley, MaryAnne30 pages (color)110 Years of American Art:1830-1940 (Spanierman Galleries, LLC)
2001
(Exhibition catalog)Spanierman, Deborah (essay)136 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesTrompe l'oeil: The Art of Deception
1997
(Exhibition catalog)Dawson, Nancy6 pages (color)Art & Money (University of Chicago)
1995Shell, Marc230 pages (color)A Private View
1993Cooper, Helen; Nancy Shaw0 pages (color)American Masters Selections from the Gerald Peters Gallery
1990
(Exhibition catalog)Gerald Peters Gallery114 pages (color)Old Money
1988Chambers, Bruce0 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)707 pages