Tag Archives: Philippe Halsman

Greatest ‘Life’ Covers

Celebrating its 75th anniversary, Life has selected some of its most memorable covers, including this iconic Philippe Halsman cover from 1952: “April 7, 1952: Marilyn Monroe LIFE was an early champion of Marilyn Monroe’s, and this photograph by Philippe Halsman … Continue reading

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‘Picturing Marilyn’ in New York

‘Picturing Marilyn’, an exhibition featuring 62 photos by Andre de Dienes, Richard C. Miller, Bruno Bernard, Philippe Halsman, Sam Shaw, Milton Greene and Bert Stern, will be on display (and up for sale) at New York’s Milk Gallery for two … Continue reading

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MM Photos on Auction in London

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.

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Halsman: ‘The Jump Artist’

      The Jump Artist is a novel by Austin Ratner, based on the life of photographer Philippe Halsman. Originally published by indie press Bellevue in 2009, the novel won this year’s Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature and … Continue reading

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Marilyn and the Pin-Up Grrrls

This 1952 shot of Marilyn exercising at home, taken by Philippe Halsman, is discussed in Is the Pin-Up Feminist?, a blog post by Rebel Grrrl Italiana. “The Marilyn Monroe poster exudes sexuality, which was threatening during the time period (and some … Continue reading

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