AMERICAN ART & ARTISTS
In 2010 his Pittsburgh museum welcomed a traveling exhibition, "Marilyn Monroe: Life as a Legend"
Warhol
Only 3 men received this military decoration during the Revolutionary War; 2 of the badges still exist
Purple Heart
This gem for June is the only birthstone that comes from an animal
pearl
French for "small", this word can refer to a garment size or to the gal who wears one
petite
Snake's end, or baby's plaything
rattle
One of Maxfield Parrish's early commissions was to illustrate this "Oz" author's "Mother Goose in Prose"
(L.Frank) Baum
This guy "is a dinosaur from our imagination, & when he's tall, he's what we call a dinosaur sensation"
Barney
One of the gems for December, it's been mined a Cerillos, New Mexico for over 1,000 years
Turquoise
This 3-letter word can refer to something really small or the early hours of the morning
wee
The formal confirmation of a treaty by a government
ratification
In 1970 sculptor Judy Cohen legally changed her last name to this, the city of her birth
Chicago
In song, "it was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin'" this; sure looks strange to me
purple people eater
This November birthstone shares its name with a Leon Uris novel
Topaz
This word that's used to describe the weight class of a boxer first meant a small chicken
bantam
A toothed wheel that allows movement in only one direction
a ratchet
He was born in 1867 in Idaho, but it would be in South Dakota that he would do a really huge work of art
(Gutzon) Borglum
This purple plant's name doesn't come from the Italian for "washing"; it's probably from a word meaning "livid"
lavendar
Fashioned in 1593, the crown of the Andes is set with 453 of these May birthstones, including the 45-carat Atahualpa
emeralds
Derived from a 1726 novel, this adjective can describe someone very small or petty in outlook
lilliputian
Climbing palm of Asia used to make furniture
rattan
He had several one-man shows of his sculptures but he's perhaps best known for his caricatures of Broadway stars
Al Hirschfeld
When these flowers "last in the dooryard bloom'd", it was May, & they grew to a height of 20 feet
lilacs
1 of only 2 birthstones whose names begin with the same letter as their month
sapphire or opal
The "let" at the end of "booklet" is this type of suffix that indicates a smaller form
diminutive
9-letter word for the underlying reason for a belief or course of action
rationale