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 in 2014. A publicity photograph from the film Niagara (10[1])was used for a series of silkscreen (10[1])portraits (10[1])depicting this person (10[2])in highly saturated, (10[1])bright colors. In the film The Seven (10[1])Year (10[1])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
Matthew Lam (DII)Ohio State A (UG) Michigan B (UG)5610
Beckett Gilmore (DII)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)CWRU A (UG) 6310
Rachel Fanous (DII)Michigan A (UG) West Virginia B (UG) 6410
Tobias Zajac (UG)Michigan State B Miami C (DII) 6710
Peter Zeng (DII)Ohio State B (DII) Michigan C 6710
Matthew Kelley (DII)Michigan D (UG)CWRU C (UG)7010
Cara Monroe (DII)Miami B (UG) West Virginia A (UG) 7710
Pranet Sirkonda (DII)Ohio State C (DII) CWRU B (DII) 7810

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