This 1955 photo by Roy Schatt is among the Marilyn-related items on offer at Christie’s, South Kensington, on November 2. Also included are pictures taken by Andre de Dienes, Edward Clark, Philippe Halsman, Richard Avedon and Bert Stern.
Monroe Pics on Auction
Photos of Marilyn taken by Tom Kelley, Andre de Dienes, Elliott Erwitt, Roy Schatt and Sam Shaw will feature in the Fine Photographs auction at Swann Galleries, NYC, on October 18, reports the Telegraph.
Marilyn at Julien’s: Hollywood Legends 2011
Julien’s Auctions have announced a ‘Hollywood Legends’ exhibition from April 25-May 6 at their Beverly Hills office, followed by a public and online sale on May 7-8.
Items related to Marlene Dietrich, Lucille Ball and Marilyn Monroe feature in the catalogue (plus modern celebrities like Princess Diana and Angelina Jolie), which can be viewed online or ordered in print.
The black cocktail dress worn by Marilyn on the cover is among the highlights. She wore it at the press party for Some Like it Hot in 1958 (photo by Earl Leaf.)
Taschen Reissues De Dienes’ ‘Marilyn’
Art publisher Taschen is reissuing Andre de Dienes‘ Marilyn, one of the finest photography books on Monroe, in a compact, two-volume edition with slip-cover. Full price is £24.99 ($39.99) but it can be pre-ordered from Amazon UK for just £13.49 (or $23.75 on Amazon.com.)
Andre de Dienes first met the 19 year-old Norma Jeane Dougherty in 1945, only a few months into her modelling career. Their collaboration was, from the outset, an inspired one, and they were reunited for the classic Tobey Beach shoot in 1949, and a final session in 1953.
De Dienes was infatuated by Marilyn, and though (for the most part) she kept him at bay, they remained friends for years afterward. In the accompanying text, ‘Reality Can Be Stranger Than Fiction’, De Dienes’ memories of their time together are reproduced and they give a unique insight into the young Monroe.
De Dienes’ photographs of MM were first collected in the mostly black-and-white Marilyn, Mon Amour (1986.) In 2002, Taschen published a deluxe, limited edition boxset, including the book, Marilyn, a Kodak film box containing facsimile prints, a booklet featuring magazine layouts, and a complete reproduction of De Dienes’ manuscript.
The 240-page Marilyn has also been published separately, in hard-cover and paperback, as a more economic option, and it is this volume which is now being reissued in a new format. It includes both colour and monochrome shots, as well as De Dienes’ text.
This latest reissue was featured in The Independent last weekend, in an article titled, ‘Norma Jeane as We Never Knew Her’.
Thanks to Edgar Freire
Norma Jeane’s First British Cover
This portrait by Andre De Dienes made the cover of England’s Leader magazine on April 13, 1946, her first front-page appearance on a non-US publication.
Thanks to Megan at Everlasting Star
Marilyn’s ‘Fragments’: French Deluxe Edition
Now available for pre-order on Amazon.Fr – thanks to Fraser Penney for the heads-up!
(PS: this edition is in French)