Silk-screening was the technique used to create this painting . The twenty-five images on the left are painted in color , the right side is black and white . The painting consists of 50 images . The work was completed during the weeks after Marilyn Monroe 's death in August 1962 . The fifty images of the actress are all based on a single publicity photograph from the film '' Niagara '' ( 1953 ) . The piece was on display as part of the exhibition " Witty , Sexy , Gimmicky : Pop 1957-67 " at the Tate Modern from 27 Apr 2015 to 10 Jan 2016
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Death of Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Diptych