Gold Marilyn Monroe
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Gold Marilyn Monroe is a 1962 pop art painting by Andy Warhol that features a silkscreened image of Marilyn Monroe set against a shimmering gold background, emblematic of celebrity culture and mass media.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Pop art work
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painting → |
| artHistoricalContext |
American Pop art of the early 1960s
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| artworkStyle |
commercial art aesthetic
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flat graphic style → |
| backgroundColor |
gold
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| basedOn |
publicity photograph of Marilyn Monroe
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| collection |
Museum of Modern Art, New York
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| colorPalette |
black
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flesh tones → gold → |
| conveys |
iconic status of celebrity
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religious icon–like aura → |
| copyrightStatus |
copyrighted work
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| creator |
Andy Warhol
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| depicts |
Marilyn Monroe
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| depictsEthnicGroup |
white American
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| depictsGenre |
Hollywood glamour
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| depictsOccupation |
Hollywood star
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film actress → |
| depictsSex |
female
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| describedBySource |
Museum of Modern Art collection records
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art historical literature on Andy Warhol → |
| exhibitedAt |
Museum of Modern Art exhibitions
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| genre |
portrait painting
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| hasPart |
monochrome gold background
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silkscreened image of Marilyn Monroe’s face → |
| hasType |
mixed media on canvas
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silkscreen painting → |
| inception |
1962
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| inspiredBy |
Marilyn Monroe’s star image
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
New York
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New York City → |
| locatedInTime |
postwar period
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| location |
Museum of Modern Art, New York City
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| mainSubject |
celebrity culture
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fame → mass media → |
| materialUsed |
silkscreen ink
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synthetic polymer paint → |
| movement |
Pop art
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| notableWorkOf |
Andy Warhol
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| partOf |
Andy Warhol’s Marilyn series
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| significantEvent |
created shortly after Marilyn Monroe’s death in 1962
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| title |
Gold Marilyn Monroe
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| usesTechnique |
screen printing over painted surface
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silkscreen printing → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Andy Warhol
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notableWork |
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Shot Marilyns
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relatedWork |
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Gold Marilyn Monroe
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