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Title
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Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn)
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Rights
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The Andy Warhol Museum, Pennsylvania. Fair use. www.warhol.org
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Creator
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Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
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Date
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1967
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Description
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This Marilyn screen print fully demonstrates the way in which Warhol utilized the screen printing technique to make multiple and varied prints. This further speaks on consumerism and how that era had made it so much easier to reproduce images with no real variance besides color. The screen printing technique that is used to make newspapers and magazines, being used in the context of art also worked to blur the lines between class and art. The prints, like the one here, show Marilyn Monroe’s face rendered in unnatural shades. In this print Warhol used red hues with their being a red background, Monroe's face being an orangey hue and her hair, eyebrows, eyes, and shaded nose area are in a darker purple color. The color that stands out the most is the bright hot pink that covers her eyelids and lips. Warhol varies the colors from natural flesh tones, underlining how screen printing allowed him to use the image as blank canvas for him to customize. As well the choice to represent her in unnatural colors provided her with a legacy that did not revolve solely around her looks and beauty. As well, by not forcing himself to stick to natural colors, it allowed him endless combinations of prints that he could produce of her. Using such an important and recognizable figure for his screen prints, connected pop culture and art in a new way, while also making it widely accessible and relatable to a general audience.
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Format
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Print. Screen print on paper. 36 × 36 in.
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Publisher
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The Andy Warhol Museum
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Contributor
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Daniella Ferrero
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Identifier
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The Andy Warhol Museum. 1998.1.2387
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Subject
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Andy Warhol; Marilyn Monroe; screenprinting; pop art
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Source
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Png file. The Andy Warhol Museum. 11/03/2025. https://warhol.netx.net/portals/warhol-exhibitions/#asset/127768
Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn)