THE COLLECTION
James Rosenquist (American, born 1933)
Marilyn Monroe, I
- Date:
- 1962
- Medium:
- Oil and spray enamel on canvas
- Dimensions:
- 7' 9" x 6' 1/4" (236.2 x 183.3 cm)
- Credit Line:
- The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection
- MoMA Number:
- 646.1967
- Copyright:
- © 2013 James Rosenquist/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
2011
Screen icon and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe was a favorite subject of many Pop artists, and she figures prominently in more than fifteen works in the Museum’s collection. Here, in a tribute to the actress created soon after her suicide in 1962, Rosenquist inverted and fragmented her image and superimposed a portion of her name over it. He also included a segment of the brand name “Coca-Cola” in its trademark script, rendered upside down. Pairing Monroe with this famous logo suggests that she is as iconic an example of American popular culture as the ubiquitous soft drink.
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