Artist: Andy Warhol

... Jennifer Collins Level 1 Module AR1015 Contextual Research Research File Artist: Andy Warhol Title: Untitled (from Marilyn collection) Date: 1967 Dimensions: 910x910 mm Materials: Screen print on paper Locations: Tate Liverpool, UK Works from the Marilyn Collection: The Marilyn print I'm studying was silkscreen printed in 1967, but the collection was started in 1962 when Marilyn Monroe was pronounced dead due to an overdose of sleeping pills. This came at roughly half way through Warhol's career when he was a very well established artist and the public were well aware of his works and exhibitions. He was considered a celebrity himself at this time and even featured in some self-portraits. Pop art emerged in the mid 1950's in England but it realised its fullest attention in New York, USA where Warhol's art studio 'The Factory' was based. As the Marilyn prints were done in the mid 60's the Pop Art movement was well underway in imitating the explosion in advertising, celebrities and cinema. Pop

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