GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES. Oil on birch panel. 24 " x 28 " Marilyn Monroe was the personification of Hollywood glamour, and her apparent vulnerability and innocence, together with her innate sensuality led her to become, without question, the most famous woman of the 20th century. "She stood for life. She radiated life. In her smile hope was always present. She glorified in life and her death did not mar this final image. She had become a legend in her own time and in her death, took her place among the myths of our century." John Kobal "No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they're pretty, even if they aren't." Marilyn Monroe