Dolly Parton

Artist Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987)

Date1985

MediumSynthetic polymer and screen print on canvas

Dimensions42 x 42 in. (106.7 x 106.7 cm)
Framed: 45 3/4 × 45 3/4 × 2 1/4 in.

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2010.11

Signedon overlap: [signed and dated 85]

Accession number 2010.11

On View

Not on view

Collections

LGBTQ+ Artists

Provenanceto The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., New York, NY; Private Collection, New York, NY; (Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, NY); (Kevin Bruk Gallery, Inc., Miami, FL); to Private Collection, 2006; to (Sotheby's, New York, NY), May 13, 2010, lot 187; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2010
Label TextAndy Warhol’s portrait of Dolly Parton reveals the effects of mass media and celebrity culture in the twentieth century. The Pop artist was drawn to Parton’s larger-than-life persona, as the country music singer also starred in movies and television. His portrait exaggerates her iconic features instead of trying to capture an “authentic” inner self. Her bright eyeshadow, lipstick, and earrings stand out, while her voluminous platinum curls merge with (and nearly fill) the background.

El retrato de Dolly Parton creado por Andy Warhol revela los efectos de los medios de comunicación en masa y la cultura de las celebridades en el siglo XX. El artista pop estaba atraído por la extravagante imagen pública de Dolly Parton, pues la cantante de música country también había protagonizado en el cine y la televisión. El retrato exagera los rasgos distintivos de la cantante, en lugar de intentar capturar una esencia interior “auténtica”. La sombra brillante en sus ojos, el lápiz labial, y los aretes llaman la atención, mientras que sus voluminosos rizos color platino se unen al trasfondo, cubriéndolo casi por completo.
Markingson overlap: [Stamped by the Estate of Andy Warhol and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. and numbered twice: PO 50.180]