Heart (2014)
Sally Bliumis-Dunn, American born 1959
She has painted her lips
hibiscus pink.
The upper lip dips
perfectly in the center
Lips, c. 1975, silkscreen ink on paper, 104 sheets, hardcover bound (the arms of the photographer reflected over the image).
Andy Warhol, 1928-1987, American. Private collection on loan to the Whitney in 2018/19
like a Valentine heart.
It makes sense to me—
that the lips, the open
Marilyn Diptiych, 1962, acrylic, silkscreen ink, and graphite on linen, two panels
Andy Warhol, 1928-1987, American. Loaned by Tate, London to the Whitney Museum of Art in 2018/19
ah of the mouth
is shaped more like a heart
than the actual human heart.
I remember the first time I saw it—
Green Marilyn, 1962, acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen.
Andy Warhol, 1928-1987, American. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
veined and shiny
as the ooze of a snail—
if this were what
we had been taught to draw
Marilyn, 1967, part of the portfolio Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn), colour photoscreenprint and colour screenprint.
Andy Warhol, 1928-1987, American. Philadelphia Art Museum
how differently we might have
learned to love.
Marilyn, 1967, colour screenprint on wove paper
Andy Warhol, 1928-1987, American. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
(Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962, American)