Mortenson‚ also known as Marilyn Monroe‚ was and still is an icon because of her bravery and high self-esteem. She is so famous because she didn’t cover up her body‚ she embraced her curves and never hid them like most girls did back in the day “Imperfection is beauty‚madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” Many women from her era weren’t as sexualized as she was and that made her more entertaining also. In 1962 Marilyn Monroe died at age 36. No one knows
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Marilyn Monroe Overcomes Hardships Many celebrities that are put into the public eye all have an accomplishment that many people would not know to be obvious. Marilyn Monroe had a hard life when she was a child due to many circumstances but was still able to become one of the most famous actresses of all time. Marilyn Monroe had a troubled childhood‚ however‚ she did not let that control her life and fulfilled her dreams in becoming a successful actress. Norma Jeane Mortensen
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There were so many things wrong with Marilyn Monroe’s life but She still managed to accomplish great things.Marilyn Monroe had amazing fashion in her time‚ wich continues to influence people 50 years‚ and even now after her death. Marilyn Monroe had a difficult early life but still learned to adapt to it First of all‚ Marilyn Monroe had “a mentally unstable mother and absent father” This made it harder for her because she had no father like normal families‚ so she didn’t have a father
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Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson‚ June 1‚ 1926 – August 5‚ 1962) was an American actress and model. Famous for playing "dumb blonde" characters‚ she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s‚ emblematic of the era’s attitudes towards sexuality. Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade‚ her films grossed $200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962.[1] She continues to be considered a major popular culture icon.[2] Born and raised in Los Angeles
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Although very few stars are compelling enough to define the era in which they lived and in which they created their most outstanding work‚ Marilyn Monroe undoubtedly defined the 1950s. Marilyn Monroe‚ born Norma Jeane Mortenson was burdened with a difficult childhood. In 1926‚ she was born into a broken home with an unsuitable mother‚ Gladys Baker. Norma Jeane was put under the care of foster parents‚ and after many attempts‚ Gladys Baker got her daughter back in 1933. At this time‚ the young
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Andy Warhol Andrew Warhola is considered to be the “founder and a major figure of the pop art movement”. He was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in 1928. He graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology‚ where he majored in pictorial design. He worked as an illustrator in many magazines including Vogue‚ Harpers Bazaar and the New Yorker‚ but‚ his big break was in 1949‚ when he illustrated for Glamour Magazine. Andy Warhol was born with the name Andrew Warhola‚ he dropped the “a” when his
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Contributions of Andy Warhol In Art Andy Warhol was born August 06‚ 1928 in McKeesport‚ Pennsylvania. Warhol went to Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Institute of Technology as an art student in 1946. At the institute Andy learned to become a designer‚ painter‚ printmaker‚ filmmaker‚ and publisher. Originally named Andrew Warhola‚ Jr. form birth‚ he was also the son of a Czech Roman Catholic emigrant miner that lived in the remote area of Forest City‚ Pennsylvania. After his father’s death in the year 1950‚ Andy shortened
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Marilyn and Her Success Many people thought of Marilyn Monroe as just a movie star or singer but she was much more than that‚ such as a model and artist. In 1946 Marilyn Monroe signed her first movie contract with 20th Century Fox‚ she has had a very successful career until her passing in 1962. Even though Marilyn made her first movie in the 1460’s her career didn’t start until the 1950’s when she played in the movie Asphalt Jungle as Angela Phinlay. (“Marilyn Monroe”) After her big
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POP ART AND ANDY WARHOL PRESENTATION Benjamin Dyer Arts/125 June 29‚2015 Marianne Murawski What is Pop Art ? Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines Pop Art as An art form in which common objects such as road signs‚ hamburgers‚ comic strips‚ or soup cans are used as subject matter and are often physically incorporated in the work A. Warhol Biography Overview Born: Aug. 6‚ 1928 Died: Feb. 22‚ 1987 Was a successful magazine and ad illustrator who became a leading artist of the 1960’s Pop
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prominent pop artists that are believed to have begun the North-American pop art revolution in the 1960s are Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Andy Warhol was born Andrew Warhola in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania‚ in 1928. During his said-to-be derange childhood Warhol excelled in the arts. In 1945 he entered the Carnegie Institute of Technology where he majored in pictorial design. Upon graduation‚ Warhol moved to New York where he found steady work as a commercial artist. He worked as an illustrator for
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