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One diva, one canvas – How the faces of celebrities became icons of modern art

We all know the loud series of prints Andy Warhol colourfully staged famous faces with: Frederick the Great, Marilyn Monroe, Goethe, Mao and many more. To this day, there are several imitators, relatively inexpensive art prints of Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe and Marlene Dietrich can be purchased almost everywhere. But how did this image type that achieved cult status in modern art come to be?