CMG Shuts Down Marilyn Monroe Artist

By Ron Keas on 2002-12-30 10:18:59

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I was informed by CMG Worldwide inc. that I may not sell my paintings or prints of paintings of Marilyn Monroe. ?As I understood the law, I believed I was within legal boundaries selling my artwork in this manner, however I will comply with the request, and for now I won't even show my paintings on the web.

Needless to say, I'm very disappointed by this development. ?I'm a permanently disabled Viet Nam veteren. ?Painting portraits of Marilyn and showing them to you on the web has been my salvation in life. ?The few prints I sold were sold at cost and shipped for free, because I wanted Marilyn fans to be happy. ?My portrait of Marilyn as an angel standing next to one of Raphael's little angels, was my proudest accomplishment.

I feel that I've done more than any other living artist, to help keep Marilyn's spirit and fame alive, and that CMG should appreciate my contribution to their success. ?I want to sincerely thank all of you who have written to compliment my artwork and I encourage you to contact CMG by email and let them know what you think about not being able to see the paintings I'm talking about.

I was 19 years old when Marilyn died, and now, at 59, I feel like she died again.

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