SILVER SCREEN SIRENS a new art series by BOB KESSEL is a set of limited edition original fine art silkscreen prints printed by Axelle Editions in New York City. The prints are all 34” x 34” inches square on 100% cotton Coventry Rag archival quality paper. The inks are metallic silver, light silver, dark silver, yellow, and glossy black enamel. Each print uses a different combination of three of the five colors to create unique looks yet all appear part of the same series. At first the art may seem to be pure nonrepresentational abstraction but upon closer inspection you will see that they are pictures of Hollywood film stars. Marilyn Monroe in “The Seven Year Itch” is immortalized in one of the prints as is Jane Russell in “The Outlaw”. Also used as inspiration are pin-ups, cheesecake pictures, swimsuit models, magazine cover actresses, and tight sweater girls. Photos that inspired the art are placed next to each print to aid the viewer.

Marilyn Monroe in the Seven Year Itch.

SILVER SEVEN YEAR ITCH by Bob Kessel
Screen print in colors 34″ x 34″ inches by Axelle Editions

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 Marilyn Monroe portrait

SILVER MARILYN by Bob Kessel
Screen print in colors 34″ x 34″ inches by Axelle Editions

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Marilyn Monroe at the beach

SILVER GIRL by Bob Kessel
Screen print in colors 34″ x 34″ inches by Axelle Editions

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Diana Dors cheesecake photo

SILVER STARLET by Bob Kessel
Screen print in colors 34″ x 34″ inches by Axelle Editions

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 Silver Screen magazine cover of Jane Russell

SILVER COVERGIRL by Bob Kessel
Screen print in colors 34″ x 34″ inches by Axelle Editions

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 Jane Russell in The Outlaw

SILVER OUTLAW by Bob Kessel
Screen print in colors 34″ x 34″ inches by Axelle Editions

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 Anita Ekberg in a swimsuit

SILVER SWIMSUIT by Bob Kessel
Screen print in colors 34″ x 34″ inches by Axelle Editions

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 Tempest Blaze in a tight sweater

SILVER TIGHT SWEATER by Bob Kessel
Screen print in colors 34″ x 34″ inches by Axelle Editions

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All SILVER SCREEN SIRENS prints made at Axelle Editions, NYC

SILVER SEVEN YEAR ITCH print with one color at Axelle Editions

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SILVER SEVEN YEAR ITCH print checking registration at Axelle Editions

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SILVER SEVEN YEAR ITCH print with second color at Axelle Editions

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A special thank you to Master Printer Luther Davis and all the printers that worked on
Bob Kessel’s “SILVER SCREEN SIRENS” art series at Axelle editions in New York City.

WASHINGTON AND LINCOLN by Bob Kessel

Presidents’ Day or George Washington’s Birthday, is a United States federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February.
To celebrate, I am posting the print WASHINGTON AND LINCOLN and its variations from the Bob Kessel art series AMERICAN ICONS.

“Captain America: The First Avenger” will soon appear in a major motion picture directed by Joe Johnston and starring Chris Evans. It is time to look back at the original comic book. The character, created by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 in March 1941, before America had entered the war in Europe. The cover shows Captain America punching Adolf Hitler in the jaw. The comic book was so popular that it sold over one million copies.

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CAPTAIN AMERICA COMIC #1

POW! right in der furher’s face!
CAPTAIN AMERICA and his young ally BUCKY

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CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER 2011 MOVIE POSTER

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Not to be confused with the 1976 Captain America movie

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Bob Kessel’s art series “POP UNINTENTIONAL” features pictures based on comic book characters. These pictures are available as signed and numbered limited edition original fine art prints. Contact Bob Kessel for pricing and availability.

CAPTAIN AMERICA fine art print 36″ x 36″ by Bob Kessel

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See more Bob Kessel super hero art on Pop Unintentional page.

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Captain America was not the only patriotic superhero. They came in all kinds of shapes and sizes-

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THE SHIELD

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U.S. JONES in Death Over The Airways

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V-MAN The Horror of the Dungeons!

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THE STAR-SPANGLED KID & STRIPESY America’s Comrades in Combat

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CAPTAIN FREEDOM

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FIGHTING AMERICAN and his sidekick SPEEDBOY the wonder kid

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LIBERTY BELLE The All American Girl

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WAR EAGLE

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AIRMALE and Stampy!

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FLAGMAN and Rusty!

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MARILYN MONROE (The 7 Year Itch) by Bob Kessel

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Marilyn Monroe publicity photo for The Seven Year Itch

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Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jeane Mortenson on  June 1, 1926. In September 1954, Monroe filmed one of the key scenes for The Seven Year Itch in New York City. In it, she stands with her co-star, Tom Ewell, while the air from a subway grating blows her skirt up.

Bob Kessel’s picture of Marilyn Monroe is from the movie “The Seven Year Itch”. This print is available as a limited edition original fine art print. Contact Bob Kessel for pricing and availability.

Quotes by Marilyn Monroe;

“I want to grow old without face-lifts…I want to have the courage to be loyal to the face I have made. Sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die young, but then you’d never complete your life, would you? You’d never wholly know yourself.”

“With fame, you know, you can read about yourself, somebody else’s ideas about you, but what’s important is how you feel about yourself -for survival and living day to day with what comes up.”

“I am not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful.”

“Fame is fickle and I know it. It has its compensations, but it also has its drawbacks and I’ve experienced them both.”

“No-one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they are pretty, even if they aren’t.”

“My illusions didn’t have anything to do with being a fine actress. I knew how third rate I was. I could actually feel my lack of talent, as if it were cheap clothes I was wearing inside. But, my God, how I wanted to learn, to change, to improve!”

“Only the public can make a star. It’s the studios who try to make a system out of it.”

“If I play a stupid girl and ask a stupid question I’ve got to follow it through. What am I supposed to do -look intelligent?”

Bob Kessel’s American Icons art series also includes Muhammad Ali, Miles Davis, Charles Bukowski, Marlon Brando, Elvis Presley, John F Kennedy and many more.