I think Kim Kardashian is one of the most recognizable figures of the 21st Century. She has undoubtedly impacted the female beauty standard arguably to a degree that no other person has of the past two decades.

Her silhouette was so recognizable that she wore a black body suit and black face mask to a major red carpet event and was instantly recognized. Her name is known by hundreds of millions, possibly billions. She is polarizing and scandalous, the makings of an iconic or ever-present figure. Not to mention the family name will possibly go on for generations with the multitudes of famous sisters, their partners, and children.

I just think that in 40 or 50 years the muse that has paintings, and iconic images known by the masses marking a point and time in US or world culture will be Kim Kardashian, much like Marilyn Monroe is today. And if you disagree, who else would it be?