20th Century Icons: Marilyn Monroe,Oil Portrait of Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe,  oil on wood, 53/43cm, 2019. Artist: Gordon Carter
 
Icons of the 20th Century: Marilyn Monroe
In a stunning limited series, British-American artist Gordon Carter presents ten iconic personalities of the 20th century. His portrait of Marilyn Monroe is a unique original, a hand-painted piece that utilizes a contemporary method on a wooden icon support. This choice of material, traditionally reserved for religious icons, invites the viewer to reflect on the nature of modern fame and the transformation of a person into a globally recognized symbol. Monroe, a figure who experienced both the heights of adoration and the depths of scrutiny through the mass media, becomes a secular saint, a new kind of icon for a new kind of world.