Friday, September 4, 2009

Blog #3: 2 American Icons

Marilyn Monroe
http://www.marilynmonroe.com/
This website includes a full biography, quotes, and history of Marilyn Monroe. It's her official website.
Marilyn Monroe: Private and Undisclosed, a Biography by Michelle Morgan
I've already checked this biography out of the library. It's a very helpful source, because it's a complete biography and memoir of Norma Jean-- aka Marilyn Monroe-- in 310 pages. It also includes pictures and famous quotes from the icon, and not to mention "Undisclosed" happenings that made and shaped Marilyn's life. This can help me in learning more about the icon and how the little things she did created what she is.


A real life, person-to-person interview with the one and only Marilyn Monroe. 10 minutes of actual footage of the star in person.

Andy Warhol
http://www.warhol.org/
This website is an entire organization website dedicated to the works and history of Andy Warhol.
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film by Ric Burns
This documentary is 4 hours long and goes in detail about everything Warhol, from his childhood to his education to his last pieces of art he created. The documentary is mainly created to prove a point, that Warhol was the greatest pop artist in the 2nd half of the 20th century (with the 1st half belonging to Pablo Picasso)
The Life and Death of Andy Warhol by Victor Bockris
This biography is told like a story book, giving me an idea of how his life panned out through close perspective. It also includes pictures and snippets of information.


A popular piece of artwork that practically defines the revolution of Andy Warhol. Without this he wouldn't be nearly as notable as he is now. I plan on basing the entire picture I create for my American Icon project around his pop art and perhaps this image.

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