Portraits of Marilyn Monroe

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Portraits of Marilyn Monroe is a celebrated series of photographs by Richard Avedon that captures the actress in both her glamorous public persona and her more vulnerable, introspective moments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf photographic series
portrait photography
work by Richard Avedon
artisticApproach psychological portrait
staged studio portrait
associatedWith American popular culture
Marilyn Monroe’s star image
mid-20th-century Hollywood
color black and white
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Richard Avedon NERFINISHED
depicts Marilyn Monroe NERFINISHED
genre black-and-white photography
celebrity photography
portrait photography
hasCollectionItem individual portraits of Marilyn Monroe in different poses
hasExhibitionHistory exhibited in major art museums and galleries
hasQuality expressive
glamorous
introspective
melancholic
vulnerable
hasReception critically acclaimed
widely reproduced
imageOf Marilyn Monroe’s face
influenced later celebrity portraiture
influencedBy Hollywood star system NERFINISHED
language none
mainSubject Marilyn Monroe NERFINISHED
medium gelatin silver print
photograph
movement 20th-century American photography
notableFor contrasting public glamour with private vulnerability
iconic images of Marilyn Monroe
partOf Richard Avedon’s celebrity portrait work
photographer Richard Avedon NERFINISHED
portrays Marilyn Monroe’s private emotional state
Marilyn Monroe’s public persona
publicationContext magazine editorial
photography monograph
rightsHolder Richard Avedon’s estate NERFINISHED
setting studio
subjectOccupation film actress
model
theme fame
identity
performance and persona
vulnerability
timePeriod mid-20th century

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Richard Avedon notableWork Portraits of Marilyn Monroe