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Gold Marilyn Monroe is an art piece by Andy Warhol composed of a photograph of actress Marilyn Monroe's face centered on a large (6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) x 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m)) gold-painted canvas.[1][2] Warhol used silkscreen ink on synthetic polymer paint on canvas. It was completed in 1962, the same year as Monroe's death.[3] The image of Monroe is a direct copy of a close-up shot from her 1953 film Niagara.

Gold Marilyn Monroe
Artist	Andy Warhol
Year	1962
Dimensions	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) x 4 ft 9 in (1.45 m)
Location	MoMA

Gold Marilyn Monroe was included in Warhol's first show in New York, at the Stable Gallery in November 1962, where the architect Philip Johnson bought it. He eventually donated it to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, where it remains.[4][5]

Artistic technique

Warhol painted a large canvas a shiny gold color. In the center of the canvas and latex, he silk-screened a black and white photograph of Monroe. He painted her face, hair, and blouse.[6]

See also

• Marilyn Diptych, another 1962 work by Warhol featuring Monroe

References

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