Marilyn’s public image will always be associated with diamonds – but behind the scenes, she didn’t own many precious gems, … More
Category: Exhibitions
Celebrating Marilyn in Rome and Madrid
Celebrations for Marilyn’s 100th year are already underway in Europe, with Niagara showing at the Barberini Cinema in Rome on … More
Marilyn’s ‘Golden Legacy’ at the Four Seasons in L.A.
With this year’s movie awards season now underway, Marilyn’s Golden Globe statuette is now on display at the Four Seasons … More
Marilyn Looks at ‘LIFE’ in New York
Alfred Eisenstaedt’s portrait of Marilyn ‘daydreaming … in California’ appears in Looking at LIFE, among other contributors who brought photojournalism … More
‘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
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 Brings Al Hirschfeld to Julien’s Auctions
A signed print by Al Hirschfeld, longtime caricaturist for the New York Times, sold for $6,400 yesterday, making it the … 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
Swarovski Brings Marilyn’s Dress (and More) to Hollywood
Marilyn’s ‘Happy Birthday Mr President’ dress – designed by Hollywood costumer Jean Louis using thousands of beaded Swarovski crystals – … 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
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