We know her influence in the U.S. but what kind of impression did Marilyn Monroe leave in Canada?<\/p>\n
Plenty, according to the man who organized an exhibition in her honour at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg, ON. Though she only made two high-profile visits to Canada \u2013 including Niagara Falls in 1952 \u2013 her stamp on pop culture is still felt through photos and artwork.<\/p>\n
The exhibition closed in May, but Finn will be at the RiverBrink Art Museum July 17 to discuss Monroe’s enduring influence up north.<\/p>\n
“(Niagara) was her first major acting role, and she was drawing quite a bit of attention,” says Finn, McMichael’s assistant curator. “It seemed like she had a much closer relationship with the people she met on the street than any other time in her career after that.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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