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Warhol, a practicing Byzantine Catholic, frequently adopted religious forms as subject matter. Shortly after the death of Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe in 1962, Warhol transformed a widely reproduced publicity still for Monroe’s hit film Niagara into a series of screenprinted paintings. Evoking an Orthodox icon, Blue Marilyn elevates Monroe to the status of a sacred figure set against a monochromatic background. Warhol casts her as a symbol of the contemporary cult of celebrity, drawing attention to the fervent devotion of pop culture. Alfred H. Barr, a Princeton alumnus and founding director of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, purchased Blue Marilyn the year it was made and donated it to the Museum in 1978.\n","remarks":"ORI_06_WLA.pdf - Day 1 Installation"},{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Provenance","textentryhtml":"Alfred H. 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Like many of Warhol’s Monroe portraits, they are based on a black-and-white publicity still from the actor’s 1953 film Niagara. Alfred H. Barr, a Princeton alumnus and founding director of the Museum of Modern Art, purchased Blue Marilyn the year it was made and donated it to Princeton in 1978. ","remarks":null}],"datebegin":1962,"sortnumber":"1978 46y","published_date":"2026-04-09 02:00:51.620945","objectid":31653,"dimensions":"50.5 × 40.3 cm (19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in.)\r\nframe: 58 × 47.6 × 6.4 cm (22 13/16 × 18 3/4 × 2 1/2 in.)","on_view":true}