Tobacco Rose, from the portfolio 11 Pop Artists, Volume II

Mel Ramos, Tobacco Rose, from the portfolio 11 Pop Artists, Volume II, 1965, screenprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Morris Incorporated, 1966.29.22
Copied Mel Ramos, Tobacco Rose, from the portfolio 11 Pop Artists, Volume II, 1965, screenprint, sheet: 30 × 24 in. (76.2 × 61.0 cm) image: 28 × 22 in. (71.1 × 55.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Philip Morris Incorporated, 1966.29.22

Artwork Details

Title
Tobacco Rose, from the portfolio 11 Pop Artists, Volume II
Artist
Publisher
Original Editions
Date
1965
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 30 × 24 in. (76.2 × 61.0 cm) image: 28 × 22 in. (71.1 × 55.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Morris Incorporated
Mediums Description
screenprint
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure female — nude
  • Object — other — smoking material
Object Number
1966.29.22
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.29.22

Artwork Description

Tobacco Rose conjures a pinup girl from the colorful world of commercial advertising. Mel Ramos riffed on the common tactic of using overt sexuality to sell consumer products. The model radiates confidence as she straddles an oversized pack of cigarettes and casts a seductive gaze as the viewer. As the title suggests, the alluring woman and the tobacco she's marketing are fused into a single product, precisely contrived to seduce the onlooker.

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