Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe
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Employing a dynamic range of artists and media, Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe visually celebrates and explores both the celebrity of, and the woman behind, one of the world's most recognizable icons. This exhibition is intended not only for those who appreciate the arts and diversity in media and style, but also for the ultimate Marilyn fan.
Richard Avedon, Peter Blake, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Allen Jones, Bert Stern, Robert Indiana, and Andy Warhol are among the more than 80 artists featured. More than 300 works capture Marilyn's rise to stardom in styles ranging from fashion photography to Pop Art.
Life as a Legend celebrates the many sides of this 1950s glamour goddess and immortal legend through shots of well-loved movie scenes and familiar publicity photos, biographical glimpses into Marilyn's private moments as well as more abstract interpretations of Marilyn. There will never be another Marilyn Monroe as shown by this all-star list of renowned and diverse artists paying tribute to America's favorite sex symbol.
Specifications:
| Number of Works: | 300 paintings, works on paper and photographs |
| Organized by: | Artoma in Hamburg, Germany |
| Approximate size: | 900 linear feet |
| Security: | High security |
| Fee: | $80,000 |
| Reduced Fee: | $35,000 plus outgoing shipping For 8 weeks, June 2010 to September 2010 |
| Shipping: | IA&A makes all arrangements; exhibitors pay outgoing shipping costs within the contiguous US |
| Booking Time: | 8 weeks |
| Tour: | September 2006 - April 2011 |
| Publication: | Exhibition catalogue |
| Availability: | May 2010 - October 2010 February 2011 - April 2011 |
| Contact: | Nicole Forrest |
Tour Schedule:
The Womens Museum: An Institute for the Future, Dallas, TX
September 26 2006 - October 22 2006
Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
December 06 2006 - April 01 2007
Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH
April 28 2007 - June 24 2007
Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV
July 14 2007 - September 09 2007
Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
September 29 2007 - November 25 2007
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA
December 15 2007 - February 17 2008
Fine Arts Center Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO
May 03 2008 - July 05 2008
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
July 19 2008 - September 21 2008
Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw, MI
October 9 2008 - November 09 2008
The Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
November 28 2008 - February 22 2009
The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, CANADA
March 27 2009 - June 5 2009
Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
January 22 2010 - April 4 2010
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
September 23 2010 - January 2 2011
Summary | Specifications | Tour Schedule | Images | Installations | Press
