Seymour 2 Marilyn Monroe was a very well known actor and model in the 1950’s. She began her career as a model before shifting into acting. Some of the movies she was most recognized for include “The Seven Year Itch”‚ “The Prince and the Showgirl”‚ “Bus Stop” and “Some like it hot.” “Some like it Hot” was her most commercially successful film. This movie was listed as the greatest American comedy film of all time by the American film Institute in 2000. She was awarded numerous awards including a
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Kelly 05/19/13 RAGS TO RICHES Marilyn At 9:30 a.m. on the morning of June 1‚ 1926 a star was born no one ever knew that Norma Jenea Morteson would be the one to change the way women think today. Growing up Norma had a very hard life her mother was diagnosed with a serious mental issue and it was getting in the way of raising Norma. The mother struggled the day she left the hospital trying to raise Norma‚ She knew it was going to be hard being a single parent. Norma’s father wasn’t
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Marilyn Monroe Somebody once said that Marilyn Monroe played the best game with the worst hand dealt in the game of life. Marilyn Monroe‚ born Norma Jean Mortenson‚ personified Hollywood glamour with an unparalleled glow and energy that captivated the world. Brought into the world in a traumatic situation that would effect the later part of her life‚ she managed to become a legend. Marilyn was therefore great but misunderstood in many ways. Surpassing her stereotypical sex goddess appeal‚ Marilyn
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On Monday‚ July 9th‚ 1962‚ while the United States was experimenting with the nuclear bomb at Johnson Island‚ and the future Wall Street scammer Jordan Belfort was born‚ and the artist‚ Andy Warhol‚ exposed his work at an art gallery exhibition in Los Angeles. One of his works is now one of the iconic arts‚ called “32 Campbell’s Soup Cans.” Out of all subjects‚ Andy Warhol chose Campbell’s soup cans to display his view. Was this an accidental art? Did Andy Warhol just paint them and throw them together
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“Campbell’s Soup Cans”‚ which is a piece made up of 32 canvases each illustrating a can of Cambell’s Soup‚ was produced by Andy Warhol in 1962. The painting is one of the most authentic representations of pop art because it is innovative and successfully incorporates the elements and principles of design. Warhol employed the following elements of design: line‚ shape‚ texture‚ form‚ and color. The element line and shape are represented because he used lines to create the can and the lid‚ which can
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Artist Name: Andy Warhol Title of Artwork: Marilyn Monroe Year Created: 1962 Media Used: Screen Printing Dimensions: 2054 x 1448 x 20 mm Location: Tate Cultural And Historical Contexts: 1. I think it reflects the time because it was the beginning of pop art and Marilyn monroe was famous and lots of people around that time were doing lots of pop art of famous models and actresses. Many Artist were also doing pop art that were comic style and one of those artists are Roy Lichenstein. 2. I think
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Keith Haring and Andy Warhol were both very famous American artists and are pop artists. Although they both did pop art‚ they were known for different reasons and became artists in different ways. Keith Haring was a social activist and was known for his inspiring cartoon graffiti against drug addiction‚ diseases‚ etc. Some of his artworks are‚”Crack is Wack” and “Ignorance Equals Fear”. He died at the age 31 because of AIDS complications.On the other hand‚ Andy Warhol was known as a leading figure
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Throughout history‚ people have been obsessed with Marilyn Monroe’s fame and beauty‚ but not her alleged suicide mystery. Monroe’s suicide is a well-known and highly disputed case with many theories claiming different way she was supposedly murdered. However all these supposed solutions are great‚ none stand out as much as the proposition that her doctor‚ Ralph Greenson‚ killed her by lethal injection per request of the Kennedys because they did not want her to expose the ample amount of secrets
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Andy Warhol: A Pop Culture Icon Henry Matisse once said‚ "The freedom of the artist is in reality the impossibility of following the path beaten by all others." In other words‚ the degree in which an artist interprets the world that is laid out before him is what makes him unique. Andy Warhol was a master at creating a distinctive account of what came before him and what presently surrounded him. It was this rare talent that made Andy Warhol into a pop culture icon with a profound influence on
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The stereotypes that overshadow Marilyn Monroe‚ kind of disgust me. I’m not writing this professionally‚ but from an appreciation of my ancestors and the lives they lived. Marilyn Monroe may not share my skin tone‚ but she needs to be acknowledged among the black community instead of the constant ridicule. What prompted this paper was a picture that said “Dorothy Dandridge over Marilyn Monroe”‚ now I love my history and I love my people and Dandridge is up there as one of my favorite people‚ but
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