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What is a benday dot?

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Ben-Day dots are small colored dots used in printing to create shading, tones, and secondary colors, commonly seen in comic books and commercial art.

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What does the format of the above image indicate about Warhol’s thoughts about celebrities?

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Answers may vary. By using a similar format to those of Byzantine saints, he treats Marilyn Monroe like a saint, showing his fascination with fame.

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What is the above image about?

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Answers may vary. A generic romance-comic story line in which two people fall in love.

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Why did Andy Warhol print the above images of Marilyn Monroe in this order?

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Answers may vary. It suggests the sequential images of film, the medium that made Monroe famous.

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Why do you think Andy Warhol chose the Campbell’s Soup can to use in one of his images?

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Andy Warhol chose the Campbell’s Soup can because it was a common, everyday consumer product that represented popular culture, mass production, and consumerism in America. By using a familiar grocery item, he challenged traditional ideas of what could be considered fine art.

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