While documenting the recent Merry, Merry Marilyn auction, I found myself reflecting on how often her image has been defined … More
Category: Books
‘Merry, Merry Marilyn’: The Legend and the Truth
Ahead of Merry Merry Marilyn, today’s online event at Julien’s Auctions, I’m looking at items that defined her legacy – … More
‘Look Closer’: Holiday Reading With Marilyn, Eve, and Joyce
Eve Arnold’s portrait of Marilyn reading graces the cover of a new book, Look Closer: How to Get More Out … More
Marilyn’s Last Sitting Negatives Sold at Heritage Auctions
This classic image of Marilyn in a Christian Dior dress sold for $47,500 this week, among thousands of negatives shot … More
Marilyn Flies High (Again) on Angel Wings
Marilyn graces the cover of Angel Wings Cycle 3: Korea, a new anthology in the popular French comic series following … More
Desert Noir: Marilyn in the Inland Empire
Gene Kornman’s classic 1953 photo of Marilyn in her gold lamé dress from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes graces the cover of … More
Marilyn Brings Bert Stern to Heritage Auctions
A vast archive of black-and-white negatives by Bert Stern will go under the hammer at Heritage Auctions on December 8. … More
Marilyn: Diva, Goddess … and Woman
Chiara Pasqualetti Johnson’s pictorial biography, Marilyn Monroe: Diva. Woman. Goddess is published this week in English, Italian, French and German … More
Bert Stern Brings ‘Avant Garde’ Marilyn to Milan
Bert Stern: Original Madman will open at Pasci Contemporary Gallery in Brescia, Milan with a private viewing on October 25, … More
Pretty Little Baby: Marilyn and Connie Francis
One of the best-selling vocalists in popular music history, Connie Francis died aged 87 on July 16, 2025. She was … More
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