Celebrate Marilyn Monroe, whose monumental reputation endures well beyond the decades since her death; in a gorgeous presentation that is as glamorous as the actress herself. "For 30 years Douglas Kirkland has made his living by doing what some photographers might gladly do without charge: taking pictures of glamorous celebrities. In creating the kind of poster-perfect images publicity agents dream of - Marilyn Monroe clad only in silk sheets, for example - he has few peers." Andy Grunberg, The New York Times
"Though portraiture is a great strength - [Kirkland's] initial apprenticeship was with Irving Penn - it's his journalistic eye that makes for the most striking images." Fred Schruers, Portfolio Magazine
On assignment for Look magazine to photograph the movie star in 1961, Douglas Kirkland photographed Marilyn Monroe and made history for both himself and for the actress. Working in the intimate confines of an unmade bed, the result - still amazing today - is a series of some of the most spontaneous and flirtatious photographs ever taken of this film legend. They made the photographer's career and added a new facet to that of the actress.
The complete collection of the shoot is accompained here ina book that belongs on the shelf of every collector, devotee, and connoisseur of the icon that was Marilyn Monroe, the genius that is Douglas Kirkland, or both.
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...some of the most spontaneous and flirtatious photographs ever taken of this film legend... --Bloginity
A must have for any Marilyn fan. --Holly Madison
…looking at the pictures, it is truly as though we can see her in motion. --Immortal Marilyn
About the Author
Douglas Kirkland is one of the best-known and longest-working photographers of our time. He began his career on assignment for 'Look' and 'Life' magazines, where he photographed such icons as Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, and Marlene Dietrich. His most recent books include, 'Coco Chanel: Three Weeks, 1962'; 'Michael Jackson: The Making of Thriller/Four Days, 1983'; and 'Freeze Frame, Five Decades/400 Photographs', a collection of four decades of photographs of actors on the more than 100 movie sets he has visited, many of them iconic. Kirkland has been named 'Photographer of the Year' (PMDA) and 'Mentor of the Year' ( Fotofusion). He lives in California with his wife and business partner, Francoise.
Product Details
Hardcover: 144 pages
Publisher: Glitterati Incorporated; First Edition edition (July 16, 2012)
