Marilyn Monroe
Panel
1968 (made)
1968 (made)
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Panel of embroidered canvas with wool and knitted with wool. The canvas is covered in lime green and bright blue woollen yarn cross stitch with a chequerboard design, on top of which is appliquéd an orange, pink and red knitted circular frame holding a dark green and cream satin-stitch woollen embroidery of film actor Marilyn Monroe's face in dramatic shadow.
Object details
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| Title | Marilyn Monroe (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Embroidered canvas with wool, knitted with wool, appliquéd |
| Brief description | Panel 'Marilyn Monroe' of embroidered canvas with wool and knitted with wool, after Andy Warhol's design, designed and made by Penelope Shepherd, Great Britain, 1968 |
| Physical description | Panel of embroidered canvas with wool and knitted with wool. The canvas is covered in lime green and bright blue woollen yarn cross stitch with a chequerboard design, on top of which is appliquéd an orange, pink and red knitted circular frame holding a dark green and cream satin-stitch woollen embroidery of film actor Marilyn Monroe's face in dramatic shadow. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Accession number | CIRC.597-1971 |
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| Record created | December 12, 2003 |
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