Laura (artist: †Seán Manchester)

Laura painted my portrait back in the 1980s. Unquestionably the best portrait of me, I felt the time had come to return the compliment, albeit in part. Marilyn Monroe was the subject of her Bachelor of Arts Degree Graduation Show at the Sir John Cass School of Art, Whitechapel. She has painted Marilyn many times with her work featuring in galleries and private collections. I could not get past the importance of Marilyn in her life. Thus the famous Hollywood actress subsumes Laura in my painting.