The Only Blonde in the World

Painted in 1963 by British Pop artist Pauline Boty, The Only Blonde in the World is an oil-on-canvas portrait featuring Marilyn Monroe in a fur stole framed by vibrant geometric abstract panels. Appropriated from a publicity photograph from the 1959 film Some Like It Hot, the composition explores modern celebrity culture and female sexuality from a rare female perspective within British Pop Art. The painting is preserved in the permanent collection of the Tate in London.

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