This is a 1984 book by Roger G. Taylor titled Marilyn in Art.

Published by Salem House Publishers, New Hampshire. First edition. Hardcover. Printed in Italy.

Once described as "the only blonde in the world," Marilyn Monroe's impact in the course of her brief film career was so great that her image remains one of the most potent and poignant of our time, combining waif-like innocence with glittering eroticism, worldliness with profound vulnerability. Much photographed during her lifetime, Marilyn has since been a constant source of inspiration to artists, from Andy Warhol and noted fine artists to the graphic studios who mass produced greeting cards bearing her likeness. Some see her as the public saw her - sensual, half-open mouth, dreaming eyes, heavy, always just-covered breasts. To others, she is the subject of fantasy - bizarre, erotic, expressionistic - an emblem of pure sex, or the embodiment of the wholesome American Dream.

It is the works of these artists from around the world that are presented here, a true testament to Marilyn's global impact. These portraits exercise artistic license to the full, but in which there is little that does not connect at some point with the original model in all her fascination, a unique and universal fascination which shows no sign of diminishing.

SIZE: 9 1/4" x 9 1/2".

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Inside: Near mint condition. Covers: Near mint condition. Dust jacket: Excellent condition. Just light shelf wear - suitable to give as a gift.