Joan Crawford meets your gaze with blue eyes, crimson lips and the faintest knowing smile, her dark curls ringed in a scribbled halo of orange and gold. She wears a soft white eyelet blouse cinched with a black sash, and at her throat hangs a Pepsi-Cola bottle cap, a tip of the hat to the moment she claimed her late husband's seat on Pepsi's all-male board and made it clear she wasn't there to be decorative. Look closer and the lace is covered in hand-drawn red wire hangers, a sly nod to the legend that followed her. Set against a deep red ground layered with ghostly script and a few dripping strokes, it's old Hollywood glamour with a wink and a bite.
Part of the Icons series, a celebration of Hollywood and music legends in mixed media.
Size: 36" H x 24" W Medium: Mixed media on canvas Year: 2026 Artist: Carol MacConnell
