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REVIEW: Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait at the National Portrait Gallery
['Lee Sharrock']
FAD Magazine
Opening Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait, the National Portrait Gallery’s exhibition marking 100 years since the Hollywood icon’s birth, is Warhol screenprint Monroe Nine Multicoloured Marilyns (Reversal Series) (1979-86).
On the walls are displayed various interpretations of Marilyn by Halsman, some veering towards Surrealism, such as Marilyn Monroe as Chairman Mao Zedong, created with Salvador Dali.
A visitor observing Marilyn Monroe, 1946, by André De Dienes, in the exhibition Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait at the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Marilyn Monroe, 1962, by Allan Grant, © 1962 MM LLC (Photographs by Allan Grant), www.marilynslostphotos.com.
Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait, in association with the Marilyn Monroe Estate, is at the National Portrait Gallery in London until 6th September, 2026.