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Audrey Munson
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Munson with Buzzer the cat in 1915
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Audrey Marie Munson
June 8, 1891 Rochester, New York, U.S.
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| Died | February 20, 1996 (aged 104) Ogdensburg, New York, U.S.
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| Resting place | New Haven Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Artist's model, actress |
| Years active | 1909–1921 |
Audrey Marie Munson (June 8, 1891 – February 20, 1996) was an American artist's model and film actress, today considered "America's First Supermodel." In her time, she was variously known as "Miss Manhattan", the "Panama–Pacific Girl", the "Exposition Girl" and "American Venus." She was the model or inspiration for more than twelve statues in New York City, and many others elsewhere.
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Audrey Munson in Purity, Liberty Theatre
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Thumbnail sketches of Munson in the poses of famous works of art, 1916 newspaper ad for Purity. Munson was the model for Karl Bitter's Pomona (3rd from left) and Adolph Alexander Weinman's Descending Night (center).
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