Question

An open book containing a portrait of this person is included in Audrey Flack’s series Vanitas. Several paintings of this person had a bullet shot through them by Dorothy Podber. An artist’s “Death and Disaster” series includes a “White” portrait of this person that sold for $41 million (10[1])in 2014. A publicity photograph from the film Niagara was used for a series (10[1])of (10[1])silkscreen (10[1])portraits (10[2])depicting this person in highly saturated, bright colors. (10[3])In the film The Seven Year Itch, this person’s white dress is blown upwards by a train passing underneath a subway grate. For 10 points, several Andy Warhol portraits depicted which cultural icon, who starred in films like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes? ■END■

ANSWER: Marilyn Monroe [or Marilyn or Norma Jeane Mortenson; accept Shot Marilyns or Marilyn (Vanitas) or White Marilyn or Marilyn Diptych or Untitled from Marilyn Monroe]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eric YangPurdue AIowa A4710
Maya KvaratskheliaNotre Dame ANorthwestern A6110
Noah McRedmondNotre Dame BIllinois D6210
Abigail ZimmermanIowa BPurdue B6310
Jack PirosIllinois CNorthwestern B6410
Danielle WebbSIUEPurdue C6410
William FosterChicago AWashU A7210
Amelia DunkinChicago BNotre Dame C7210
Trenton BurgessIndianaWashU B7210

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY10100%0%10%71.80
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%0%67.75
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY1100%0%100%92.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%8%71.17
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%11%74.78
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%65.40
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%0%71.00
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%0%64.11