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| - | [[Image:Edgar Allan Poe.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Edgar Allan Poe]] is an [[icon]] of [[19th century in literature|19th century literature]]]] | + | [[Image:Mona Lisa (ca. 1503-1507) - Leonardo da Vinci.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''''Mona Lisa''''', or '''''La Gioconda.''''' '''''(La Joconde)''''', is a [[16th century]] [[oil painting]] by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], and is one of the most [[famous]] paintings in the world. It has acquired an [[iconic]] status in [[popular culture]]. In [[1963 in art|1963]], [[pop art]]ist [[Andy Warhol]] started making colorful [[serigraphy|serigraph]] prints of the ''Mona Lisa''. Warhol thus consecrated her as a modern icon, similar to [[Marilyn Monroe]] or [[Elvis Presley]]. At the same time, his use of a stencil process and crude colors implies a criticism of the [[debasement]] of [[aesthetic]] values in a society of [[mass production]] and [[mass consumption]]. Today the ''Mona Lisa'' is frequently reproduced, finding its way on to everything from carpets to mouse pads.]] |
| + | [[Image:Guerrillero Heroico - Che Guevara by Alberto Diaz Gutierrez.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''[[Che Guevara (photo)|Che Guevara]]'' by [[Alberto Korda]]]] | ||
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| A '''cultural icon''' is an object or person which is distinctive to, or particularly representative of, a specific [[culture]]. An example is the [[bowler hat]], which could be considered an [[England|English]] cultural icon. | A '''cultural icon''' is an object or person which is distinctive to, or particularly representative of, a specific [[culture]]. An example is the [[bowler hat]], which could be considered an [[England|English]] cultural icon. | ||
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| *[[Pop icon]] | *[[Pop icon]] | ||
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| + | *[[Icon]] | ||
| + | *[[Icon (secular)]] | ||
| + | *[[Works of art in the collective unconscious]] | ||
| + | *[[Replicas of Michelangelo's David]] | ||
| + | *[[Popular culture]] | ||
| + | *[[National icon]] | ||
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A cultural icon is an object or person which is distinctive to, or particularly representative of, a specific culture. An example is the bowler hat, which could be considered an English cultural icon.
The labeling of a person or thing as cultural icon can create controversy. The label may elevate the subject out of the realm of the ordinary and interfere with objective analysis.
See also
See also
- Icon
- Icon (secular)
- Works of art in the collective unconscious
- Replicas of Michelangelo's David
- Popular culture
- National icon
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