Artist:

Andy Warhol, born Pittsburgh, PA 1928-died New York City 1987  Search this

Publisher:

Factory Editions  Search this

Sitter:

Marilyn Monroe  Search this

Medium:

screenprint on paper

Dimensions:

sheet: 36 x 36 in. (91.5 x 91.5 cm)

Type:

Photography-Photoprint

Date:

1967

Exhibition Label:

Andy Warhol created many prints and paintings in response to Marilyn Monroe’s tragic death in 1962. This portrait is based on a publicity still from her 1953 film, Niagara. Warhol duplicated the image using silkscreen, and printed it in lively, fluorescent hues. The bright, shocking color is at odds with thoughts of death or mourning, and distances the star’s identity from her image as it draws attention to the discrepancy between reality and celebrity.

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Topic:

Portrait female\head  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase with the aid of funds from Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kainen and the National Endowment for the Arts

Copyright:

© 2014 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Object number:

1974.81

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Graphic Arts

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk719eca37a-3d03-4325-ba4c-0c07ef3ac270

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1974.81