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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 (10[1])that sold for $41 million (10[1])in 2014. A publicity photograph from the film Niagara was used for a series of silkscreen portraits depicting (10[1])this person (10[3])in highly saturated, (-5[1])bright colors. (10[1])In the film The Seven Year Itch, this person’s white dress (10[2])is blown (10[1])upwards (10[1])by a train passing (10[1])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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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

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jeffery XuGeorgia Tech DVanderbilt A4210
Hayes BrownFurmanGeorgia A4710
Towery McNeilMississippi State AAuburn C6510
Braeden LarocheSouth Carolina AAuburn A6710
Braeden LarocheSouth Carolina AAuburn A6710
Mac DixonEmory OxfordTennessee B6710
Griffin ElderTennessee AAlabama A70-5
Ethan AltshulEmory AGeorgia Tech C7210
Britton WebsterAlabama ATennessee A8310
Gannon RiceClemson AGeorgia Tech B8310
Justin HetrickBelmontClemson B8510
TJ PickeringAuburn BSouthern8610
Connor RonanSouth Carolina BVanderbilt B9010