Roy Lichtenstein, Crying Girl, 1963. Lithograph. Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis. Gift of Mrs. Joseph L. Tucker, 1965

ST. LOUIS, MO.- The blonde has been an iconic and highly influential ideal of feminine beauty in American culture since the mid-20th century. Yet beginning with American Pop Art in the early 1960s, the blonde has also become a touchstone for artistic representation and critical inquiry. In November, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis will present Beauty and the Blonde: An Exploration of American Art and Popular Culture, the first museum show to investigate the strategic use of the blonde in contemporary art. Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=21905