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The Seven Year Itch

 

Marilyn Monroe

 

I recreated Marilyn Monroe in one of her

most famous poses from the 1955 film.

This figure is fixed due to the pose

© Eileen Sedgwick 2006

Detail of back (before she had hair). I made the top of the dress out of clay but the skirt is fabric, not quite as full as the original, as that would have been too bulky on the waist.

Details of the face and the feet….I made the shoes out of clay so I could try to copy the style of the original ones. I was also pleased to get a tongue as well as tiny teeth in the mouth! I wanted to try to achieve an open laughing mouth which I’d never tried before.