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Farrah Fawcett (February 2, 1947 – June 25, 2009), an actress, multiple Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee achieved her international fame as soon as she first appeared in the role of private investigator by the name of Jill Munroe in the TV series Charlie’s Angels. That was in 1976. Later she successfully played many roles in challenging, yet highly rated movies. To most people Farrah Fawcett is probably best known as a pop culture figure whose hairstyle became emulated by millions of women over multiple generations. Her poster broke sales records, making her an international sex symbol in the 1970s and 1980s.
In 2000, contemporary artist Keith Edmier, who has long been exploring the impact of public history on personal memory in his work, extended a formal invitation to Farrah Fawcett to join him in making a work of art. The result was a two-year collaboration which produced several sculptures, photographs and drawings. The exhibition of the art work debuted at Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The results of this extraordinary project of an actress and an artist are chronicled in the book Keith Edmier and Farrah Fawcett: Recasting Pygmalion by Lynn Zelevansky.
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Keith Edmier and Farrah Fawcett: Recasting Pygmalion
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The author of the essay considers how Fawcett/Edmier project engages pop culture, writing: “…[Fawcett] and Edmier have reminded us about the world of images we inhabit, where it can be difficult to tell the real from the imaginary. They have held a magnifying glass to the relationship between fantasy and reality, celebrity and fan, allowing us to understand something about the way that mass culture impacts lives and shapes memory.”
Of course. Keith Edmier has not been the only artist inspired by famous pop culture figure Farrah Fawcett’s looks and personality. Here are some of the best pieces I was able to find online.
More Farrah Fawcett art:
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Farrah Fawcett by VinRoc : “Farrah Fawcett, 10th Muse 70′s style cover, I made this before she fell ill, my publisher let me know that she did love the cover. (It was an honor to recreate her most famous poster). RIP Farrah” ~Vinnie Tartamella.
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Farrah Fawcett by tm_1
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Bambi joined Charlie’s Angel by princekido
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More Farrah Fawcett stories:
Farrah Fawcett’s funeral set for Tuesday – A private funeral will be held Tuesday for actress Farrah Fawcett, the Charlie’s Angels actress who died last week after a lengthy battle with cancer.
What’s so iconic about Farrah Fawcett’s famous pinup poster … – Farrah: One day I got a call from some guy in the Midwest from a poster company. He said, “I’m doing this poster of Farrah Fawcett and Farrah said to hire you to shoot her. I’ve hired two photographers and they photographed her and she …
Farrah Fawcett Dies – ArtsBeat Blog – NYTimes.com – Farrah Fawcett, an actress, television star and pop-culture phenomenon whose good looks and signature leonine hairstyle influenced a generation of women and, beginning with a celebrated pinup poster, bewitched a generation of men, …
Farrah Fawcett, 1947 – 2009. – The Daily – Blogs – IFC.com – “Farrah Fawcett, an actress and television star whose good looks and signature flowing hairstyle influenced a generation of women and, beginning with a celebrated pinup poster, bewitched a generation of men, died Thursday morning in …
Farrah Fawcett: Funeral arrangements made « eFitnessNow – A private funeral service for close family and friends will be held Tuesday for Farrah Fawcett at the Cathedral of Our lady of the Angels in downtown Los.
» Kevin Bacon Honors Farrah Fawcett on Pikes Peak | 5280 Magazine – Actor Kevin Bacon woke up at 4:30 am on Saturday and started the long slog up the trail that leads to the summit of Pikes Peak to play music and raise money for the Love Hope Strength Foundation cancer charity.
Farrah Fawcett leaves part of her fortune to women’s charities – LONDON – Farrah Fawcett had planned charity for victims of domestic abuse before she died of cancer.
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Very nice collection! I especially love the sculpture and the drawing. She was obviously a special person.
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Its quite a tragedy how many people have been lost in such a short amount of time. So much talent gone. A good post as usual. Thanks for sharing.
nice…I agree with Doroteja
I love Farrah Fawcett. I grew up watching her on T.V. She was/is very Beautiful. A great loss.
It is very useful to me and i know about art.