Marilyn in Art (Hardcover)

by Roger Taylor (Editor)
Key Phrases: Marilyn Monroe, Miss Monroe, Arthur Miller (more...)

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Review
"The last century had no shortage of icons and divas, but few are as universally and instantly recognizable as Marilyn Monroe. Robert G. Taylor has compiled a visual tribute to MM in Marilyn in Art (Pop Art Books, $40, hard cover), 194 large full-color pages of Marilyn, as remembered and depicted by artists, fans, publishers and photographers. In addition to the images, every page bears one or more verbal tributes or reminiscences from a who's who of admirers, including a certain U. S. President. A must-have volume for any fan."-- Echo Magazine

Product Description
Once described as ‘the only blonde in the world’, Marilyn Monroe’s impact in the course of her brief film career was so great that her image remains one of the most potent and poignant of our time, combining waiflike innocence with glittering eroticism, worldliness with profound vulnerability. Much photographed during her lifetime, Marilyn has since been a constant source of inspiration to artists, from Andy Warhol and noted fine artists to the graphic studios who mass produced greetings cards bearing her likeness. Some see her as the public saw her - sensual, half-open mouth, dreaming eyes, heavy, always just-covered breasts. To others, she is the subject of fantasy - bizarre, erotic, expressionistic - an emblem of pure sex, or the embodiment of the wholesome American Dream.

It is the work of these artists that are presented here from around the world, a true testament to her global impact. These portraits exercise artistic licence to the full, but in which there is little that does not connect at some point with the original model in all her fascination, a unique and universal fascination which, forty three years after her death, shows no sign of diminishing.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Chaucer Press (May 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1904957021
• ISBN-13: 978-1904957027
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 10.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #447,528 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful tribute to an outstanding Star!, July 1, 2006

By	Mr. M. E. Gelis (Greece) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The book has finally reached me and waiting for it was well worth it. What a great feeling to see some of my art work in it! A lot of the art works published in it is truly beautiful and there is everything to fit all tastes! What a pleasure it is to see some friends' paintings: William Davies, Albert Leonard, Mary Belzunce, Frederic Cabanas... Thank you to Roger Taylor for compiling such a superb book.A must for all fans!
Marc Gélis

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marilyn in Art and forever, June 1, 2006

By	Laura Wallace "normal jean" (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I just received my book yesterday and read it cover to cover immediately! The art contained within this collection is a sight to behold. There are many different styles to appeal to all different tastes and the wonderful quotes add so much to each page! It is a beautiful tribute to an amazingly beautiful woman! And having one of my own paintings featured in this book has also been a dream come true for me. If you love Marilyn, buy this book!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Tribute in Art, August 26, 2006

By	John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Marilyn Monroe was an icon of our time. It is hard to believe that if she had lived she would have just had her eightieth birthday. And it's hard to believe that she has been dead for forty four years. She was only 36 when she died.

This book, MARILYN IN ART is a beautiful collection of drawings made of her by a wide variety of artists. In some cases she is cartoon like, others more like classical photographs. Each seems to manage to capture some essense of the woman. The art is combined with short quotes from a wide range of people who knew her, worked with her, photographed her or had some kind of relationship with her.

The book doesn't attempt to answer any of the questions about her death, it doesn't go into a psychological analysis of the likelihood of suicide. Instead it is a tribute to her, to her work, to the times she helped to create. And in this it is a great book. Perhaps the art shows more of the inside of Marilyn than photographs could. It's a book hard to put down, even after you've been through it once.