Mona Lisa Images for a Modern World

Introduction		Mona as Toast
A Decaying Tradition		36 modern variants on the Mona Lisa theme
Mona Lisa Kitsch as Symbolic form		Charles Addams Postcard Merle Nacht illus for NYTimes Quince Can Lid Liquor Miniatures
Narrative Brought to the Mona Lisa		Mona Lisa Cookie Jar Wrapping paper Twelve-image sequence Mona flipbook
Imitating Leonardo		The real Mona Jigsaw puzzle Mona Lisa made of 1,426 slices of burnt toast Mona Lisa in Pasta Hologram Magnetic Puzzle Advertisement for Savin Copiers Advertisement for FujiFilm digital camera
Mona Lisa Wrapped in a Mantle of Fable		Gary Larson: Far Side Gallery: 3 Mona Gorilla Mona Lisamouse Rabbit-Mona by Sylvia Long Jim Henson: Mona Pigga Salvador Dali as the Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa as Personal Symbol		Mona Lisa Neckties Mona Lisa Socks Wristwatch Dali's Persistence of Memory as the Mona Lisa Mona Lisa Wall Clock Pin by J. Fred Woell Mona Umbrella
Mona Joins the Middle Class		Mona in Hair Curlers Mona with Braces Mona and flatulence Vinyl shower-curtain Eau de Toilette by Ritornelle Beaded curtain from Dharma & Greg
Mona and Mythology		Mona Lisa Bathing Suit Mona Lisa as Botticelli's Venus "Let's Do Lunch" "A true work of art never ages" Hilary Rodham Clinton as the Mona Lisa Monica Lewinski as the Mona Lisa (1) Monica Lewinski as the Mona Lisa (2) My Favorite Masterpiece Tha Gurk Clan Man Carrying Mona Cutout Ennio Marchetto as the Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa as Emblem of Power and Style		Scene from The Freshman Andy Warhol's Mona Lisas
Analysis		[No Illustrations]
Analysis of Sources		Marcel Duchamp's L.H.O.O.Q. F. Picabia after Duchamp's LHOOQ Adv. for Hoving's Art for Dummies Dali as the Mona Lisa Lillian Schwartz. Mona Lisa/Leonardo Composite Lillian Schwartz. Morphed Mona Mona Laugh Sequence Advertisement for Gateway Computers
Study Page: Painting the Mona Lisa		Waxworks Museum: Mona Lisa Posing Frank and Ernest cartoon Unidentified Cartoons and Images Aimée Brune-Pages. Leonardo Painting the Mona Lisa. 1845 Advertisement for "Verilux UV Filtered Fluorescent Lamps."
Image Narrative and the Mona Lisa		C'mon Mona, Smile!, A flip book by Fliptomania.
Stolen Painting Alert		Painting by Charlie Hall, Mona Laughter 1990.:
Study Page: Pregnant Mona Lisa		Alfred Gescheidt,"Mona Lisa Revisited" 1991 Japanese Advertisement (and detail), said to be for artists' colors, with Mona Lisa. Probably to be attributed to Morimura Yasumasa. Morimura Yasumasa. Three Mona Lisas from the series, "Self Portrait as Art History."
Study Page: Mona Lisa Book Covers		Ten book covers that illustrate some of the range and variety found in this genre.
Study Page: Mona Lisa Pillow Sham		A pillow sham that depicts Mona from the front and rear. Its relationship to sleep and dream.
Study Page: Mona Lisa on the Street		Ubiquitous Mona: An ad hoc collection of Mona Images placed in public spaces. Readers are invited to send in images they've discovered.
Study Page: The Digital Mona Lisa		A survey of the development of image digitization where the Mona Lisa is used as the universal metaphor of all images.
Study Page: Mona Lisa in Rubber Stamp Art		Triumph of the Public Domain: As a rubber stamp, the Mona Lisa image is available to anyone who may wish to use or adapt it it. The web-site of a rubber stamp designer shows examples of how the image has been employed.

		Contents:	List of Images
I.		Monalisiana
	A.	Introduction	XX
	B.	A Decaying Tradition	XX
	C.	Mona Lisa Kitsch as Symbolic form	XX
	D.	Narrative Brought to the Mona Lisa	XX
	E.	Imitating Leonardo	XX
	F.	Mona Lisa Wrapped in a Mantle of Fable	XX
	G.	Mona Lisa as Personal Symbol	XX
	H.	Mona Joins the Middle Class	XX
	I.	Mona and Mythology: Commerce, Politics and Sexual Metaphor	XX
	J.	Mona Lisa as Emblem of Power and Style	XX
	K.	Analysis
II.		Analysis of Sources	XX
III.		List of Monalisiana Images
IV.		Mona Lisa Links Page
V.		Readers' Comments
VI.		Notes & Quotes
VII.		Teacher's Guide