Head of a Woman (circa 1500) by Leonardo da Vinci. The unfinished painting was used in the 1998 film, Ever After as a cross-over with Cinderella (Drew Barrymore) and Leonardo/Prince Henry (Dougray Scott).
This story Head of a Woman by Leonardo da Vinc…
The Marx Brothers, part of the ten painting set of “Jewish Geniuses” (1980). The Jewish Museum, in New York City, initially (and controversially) showed three sets of the paintings and an edition of prints in the fall of 1980. The whole set included Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud, Sarah Bernhardt, … Continue reading →
This story Andy Warhol’s Marx Brothers also appeared on Pop Culture.
Marilyn was completed in the weeks after her death (1962) containing fifty images of the actress, which are all based on a single publicity photograph from the 1953 film, Niagara. The Artists Rights Society is the U.S. copyright representative for the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts for all … Continue reading →
This story Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe also appeared on Pop Culture.
There are two copies of Andy Warhol’s Farrah Fawcett, one belongs to the University of Texas, and the other belongs to Actor Ryan O’Neal. The Artists Rights Society is the U.S. copyright representative for the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts for all Warhol works with the exception of … Continue reading →
This story Andy Warhol’s Farrah Fawcett also appeared on Pop Culture.
Andy Warhol painted Elizabeth Taylor several times in 1962-1964. Andy said “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes” in the program for a 1968 exhibition of his work at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Sweden. The Artists Rights Society is the U.S. copyright representative for the Andy … Continue reading →
The post Andy Warhol’s Elizabeth Taylor also appeared on Pop Culture.
(PCM) You may be curious to learn just how a “plagiarized” copy of a painting could ever net for 5.7 million dollars! That appears to be the case that we see here in which an incredibly similar copy of a …
The post Copy Of ‘Plagiarized’ Chris Foss Painting Sells For $5.7 Million appeared first on The World Of Pop Culture.
Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich Wanderer above the Sea of Fog; also known as Wanderer Above the Mist (Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer) One of the most influential paintings of all time. (see why below) In 2008, the painting was used as inspiration for the … Continue reading →
The post Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich also appeared on Pop Culture.
Sugar Shack by Ernie Barnes
Ernest “Ernie” Eugene Barnes, Jr. (July 15, 1938 – April 27, 2009) was an African-American painter, well known for his unique style of elongation and movement. He was also a professional football player, actor and author.
In addition to being the primary cover art for Marvin Gaye’s I Want You album, Ernie Barnes’ Sugar Shack was also used for the TV show Good Times* (1974-1979, CBS)
*For copyright reasons it is often taken off youtube, but some variations of the picture with the Evans family can be seen at the end of the opening and closing credits in later seasons.
… More…
This story Sugar Shack by Ernie Barnes also appeared on Pop Culture.