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Research Links
General Links

    - TIME's Top 100 People of the 20th Century
    Time magazine provides profiles of the individuals it selected as the 100 most influential cultural figures of the twentieth century.

    - IconBAZAAR
    This site offers a myriad of icons that can be downloaded for "limited personal use."

    - The Inner Doughboy
    An article by Ruth Shalit in the 1/31/00 issue of Salon reveals how an army of admen battle to define and protect the true nature of the Jolly Green Giant, the Pillsbury Doughboy, and other advertising spokescharacters.

    - CreatAbiliTOYS! Museum of Advertising Icons
    Take a cybertour of this searchable collection of more than 600 advertising icons—each complete with image and history.

    - Cultural Objects: An Anthology of American Studies
    This anthology of hypertext projects by students taking a course on American icons at the University of Virginia includes research strategies and links for the study of icons and hypertext techniques.

Selection Links

Mercedes-Benz, What Makes a Symbol Endure? (advertisement)

Grant Wood, American Gothic (painting)
    - Artcyclopedia
    The Artcyclopedia online archive offers photos by and information on Grant Wood. The site includes links and articles on the artist.

    - Youngstown State University
    A collection of American Gothic parodies.

Guy Davenport, The Geography of the Imagination (essay)
    - The Paris Review
    This online version of the Paris Review, a premier literary magazine, includes an interview with author Guy Davenport.

Mark Kingwell, Ten Steps to the Creation of a Modern Media Icon (essay)
    - Adbusters
    The magazine's online presence, with ongoing parodies of well-known ads (including those of Benetton, the Gap, and Tommy Hilfiger), galleries, and "uncommercials."

Andy Warhol, Large Triple Elvis, 1963; The Twenty Marilyns, 1962 (two paintings)
    - The Andy Warhol Museum
    Sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University, this online presence for the museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, includes selected exhibitions and a virtual tour of the collection.

Sharon Olds, The Death of Marilyn Monroe (poem)
    - The Salon Interview: Sharon Olds
    A transcript of an interview by Dwight Garner with poet Sharon Olds.

    - The Seven Year Itch
    This site offers everything you ever wanted to know about the plot and filming of The Seven Year Itch, categorized as one of the greatest films.

    - Marilyn Monroe Archives
    A monthly e-zine about Monroe, with plenty of photographs and Mari-links.

PORTFOLIO: Tibor Kalman (4 photographs)

Tom Perrotta, The Cosmic Significance of Britney Spears (essay)
    - Lordly & Dame, Inc.
    Lordly & Dame, Inc. provides a biography on the life and career of Tom Perrotta. The site includes links to article's and commentary on Perrotta's books.

Touré, Kurt Is My Co-Pilot (essay)
    - Dale Jr.com
    Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s official site with news, story archive, fan club, and merchandise.

RETROSPECT: Madonna, 1982–2002 (10 photographs)
    - Madonna.com
    A web site dedicated to pop icon Madonna. Fans can get information on her music, tours, and fan club.

David Butow, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Los Angeles, September 30, 2001 (photo)
    - Musarium
    This site includes high resolution photographs by David Butow, with captions describing each picture.

LOOKING CLOSER: The Stars and Stripes
    - Old Glory: The American Flag in Contemporary Art
    The web site for the Phoenix Art Museum provides a timeline of and articles related to the controversy that resulted when the museum exhibited "Old Glory," a collection of contemporary art using the American flag.

    - David Foster Wallace
    An unofficial site that includes books, links, and information related to author David Foster Wallace. Viewers can find information on the author and his latest work.

    - The Flags of the Native Peoples of the United States
    This site displays a wide array of Native American tribal flags.

    - The Norman Rockwell Museum
    The official web site for the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The site includes information on the museum, its exhibits, and Norman Rockwell as an artist.

    - Rosie the Riveter
    Rosie the Riveter Trust homepage. Contains indispensable information regarding Rosie.

    - The Flag Burning Page
    A good counterpoint to the Citizen's Flag Alliance page, this site includes information about the history of flag burning and links to sites related to protesting the flag protection amendment.

ADDITIONAL RESEARCH LINKS
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