Bert Stern/marilyn Monroe: The Complete Last Sitting
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Bert Stern / Marilyn Monroe: The Complete Last Sitting
Bert Stern, the famous commercial and fashion photographer of the 60s, was the last to be granted a sitting by Marilyn Monroe six weeks before her tragic death. The three-day session yielded nearly 2,600 pictures-fashion, portrait, and nude studies-of indescribable sensual and human vibrancy, of which no more than 20 were published. And yet these few photographs ineradicably shaped our image of Marilyn Monroe. This book presents the complete set of 2,571 photos. The monumental body of work by the master photographer and the Hollywood actress marks a climax in the history of star photography, both in quantity and quality. It is a unique affirmation of the erotic dimension of photography and the eroticism of taking photos, and it is the world's finest and largest tribute to Marilyn Monroe.
Text by Bert Stern
About the Author
Bert Stern, born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1929. In 1954 he opened his first studio in New York. Besides working for IBM, Vogue, Glamour, Life, Revlon, and Smirnoff, he is famous for his portraits of celebrities such as Elizabeth Taylor, Gary Cooper, Louis Armstrong, Catherine Deneuve, and Marilyn Monroe.
2,571 photographs, 375 in color
Bert Stern/marilyn Monroe: The Complete Last Sitting,Bert Stern,Schirmer/Mosel,3888141915,Individual Photographer,Photo Techniques,Photoessays & Documentaries,Photography,Subjects & Themes - Portraits
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