Marilyn Diptych
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Marilyn Diptych is a 1962 pop art painting by Andy Warhol that features repeated, brightly colored and monochrome images of Marilyn Monroe, exemplifying his exploration of celebrity culture and mass reproduction.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
painting
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pop art artwork → |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
iconic work of Pop art
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key example of postwar American art → |
| associatedWith |
American popular culture
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screen iconography → |
| basedOn |
publicity photograph of Marilyn Monroe from the film Niagara
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| cataloguedIn |
Tate collection database
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| collection |
Tate Modern
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| colorScheme |
black and white
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bright, saturated colors → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| creator |
Andy Warhol
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| depictionType |
repeated head-and-shoulders portrait
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| depicts |
Marilyn Monroe
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| exemplifies |
Warhol's exploration of fame
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Warhol's exploration of mass reproduction → Warhol's use of mechanical processes in art → |
| exhibitedAt |
Tate Modern permanent collection displays
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| genre |
portrait painting
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| hasPart |
colored panel
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monochrome panel → |
| hasTitle |
Marilyn Diptych
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| height |
144.78 cm
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| imageArrangement |
five rows of ten images
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| inception |
1962
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| inspiredBy |
Marilyn Monroe's death in 1962
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| languageOfTitle |
English
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| location |
London
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| mainSubject |
celebrity culture
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consumerism → death → mass media → |
| materialUsed |
acrylic paint
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silkscreen ink → |
| movement |
Pop art
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| numberOfImages |
50
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| ownedBy |
Tate
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| panelDivision |
left side in color
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right side in black and white → |
| support |
canvas
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| titleReferences |
religious diptych format
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| usesTechnique |
serial repetition
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silkscreen printing → |
| width |
205.44 cm
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Gold Marilyn Monroe
("Andy Warhol’s Marilyn series")
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Shot Marilyns ("Andy Warhol’s Marilyn series") → |
partOf |
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Pop art
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hasNotableWork |
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Marilyn Diptych
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hasTitle |
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Andy Warhol
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notableWork |
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Shot Marilyns
("Warhol celebrity portraits")
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partOfSeries |
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Shot Marilyns
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relatedWork |