Marilyn Manson Elisabeth Short as Snow White (A Smile II) 2002 Watercolour on paper. 76 x 56 cm. (30 x 22 in).
Provenance Galerie Brigitte Schenk, Cologne; Acquired directly from the artist Exhibited Marilyn Manson created a cycle of pictures around the spectacular murder case of Elisabeth Short in 1947, which received high media interest due to the exceptional brutality displayed. The case is now well known as „black Daliah" in criminal and film history. The following trial was ruled by the media, a phenonema not unlike to the Michael Jackson process decades later. Manson has a deep personal understanding of such procedures being a person of common interest himself. Which is why the topic will always find its place in his performance as well as fine art. Catalogue Essay Marilyn Manson created a cycle of pictures around the spectacular murder case of Elisabeth Short committed in 1947, which received high media interest due to the exceptional brutality displayed. The case is now well known as 'Black Daliah' in criminal and film history. The subsequent trial was ruled by the media, a phenonemon not unlike the Michael Jackson trial decades later. Manson has a deep, personal understanding of such procedures being a person of common interest himself; the topic will always find its place in his performance as well as fine art. Read More
Marilyn Manson Elisabeth Short as Snow White (A Smile II) 2002 Watercolour on paper. 76 x 56 cm. (30 x 22 in).
Provenance Galerie Brigitte Schenk, Cologne; Acquired directly from the artist Exhibited Marilyn Manson created a cycle of pictures around the spectacular murder case of Elisabeth Short in 1947, which received high media interest due to the exceptional brutality displayed. The case is now well known as „black Daliah" in criminal and film history. The following trial was ruled by the media, a phenonema not unlike to the Michael Jackson process decades later. Manson has a deep personal understanding of such procedures being a person of common interest himself. Which is why the topic will always find its place in his performance as well as fine art. Catalogue Essay Marilyn Manson created a cycle of pictures around the spectacular murder case of Elisabeth Short committed in 1947, which received high media interest due to the exceptional brutality displayed. The case is now well known as 'Black Daliah' in criminal and film history. The subsequent trial was ruled by the media, a phenonemon not unlike the Michael Jackson trial decades later. Manson has a deep, personal understanding of such procedures being a person of common interest himself; the topic will always find its place in his performance as well as fine art. Read More
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