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Greene, Milton H.
(1922-1985)Marilyn Monroe (from the "Black Sitting")

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Marilyn Monroe (from the "Black Sitting"). 1956. Large-format gelatin silver print, printed 1979. 48,5 x 40 cm. Photographer's "Authentic Original Photograph by: Milton H. Greene" stamp, therein signed and dated by the photographer in ink on the verso.

Milton H. Greene rose to prominence as a fashion photographer in the 1940s and 1950s, with work featured in Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue. He went on to photograph some of the most iconic figures of the era, including Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Ava Gardner, Sammy Davis Jr., Catherine Deneuve, Marlene Dietrich, and Judy Garland. His close professional relationship with Marilyn Monroe led to the founding of Marilyn Monroe Productions, a bold move to give her greater control over her career. Greene and Monroe collaborated on more than 50 photo sessions, including the celebrated "Black Sitting", from which the photograph offered here originates. – Slight buckling, a few minimal nicks in edges, otherwise in very good condition.

Lit.: Joshua Greene (ed.). Milton's Marilyn. Munich: Schirmer/Mosel, 1998, ill. p. 158 ff. (images from the same sitting).