Komar and melamid usa most wanted poster

Note the lovely lake where the deer and hippo play. And who could miss, front and center, George Washington himself? Before polling, Komar and Melamid spent decades balancing irony and reverence.

Komar & Melamid “America's Most Wanted

Sharing a sense of humor and a love of Andy Warhol, they soon teamed up to shock the Soviet art world. Komar and Melamid obliged, creating bold, heroic portraits of workers and Soviet icons. Then they pushed back. Here was Lenin — hawking Coca-Cola. Here was Stalin, with Marilyn Monroe. In the melee, Komar was knocked sprawling.

Struggling to emigrate, the duo moved to Israel in The following year, they landed in New York. By the mids, their works were shown in major American museums. Newly nationalized citizens, they struggled to comprehend this curious country where everyone has opinions about art but few buy any. Or is it just all they have? Maybe if we ask them they will give the answer.

In December , the polling began. A Boston-based firm, having polled for numerous politicians, sampled 1, Americans across all demographics.