Marilyn Monroe Platinum Suite of 8 Prints 1962

Year1962

Hand SignedSigned Lower Right in Pencil 

Condition Mint 

Not Framed 

Purchased fromPublisher 2008 

Story / Additional InfoMarilyn Monroe’s status as an enduring figure of glamour made her one of the most famous figures in American history. Of all the images shot of the incomparable movie star, the most iconic were those taken by famed photographer, director and author, Lawrence Schiller. This portfolio is among the best and most famous of his Marilyn tributes, capturing a topless Monroe filming a pool scene for Something’s Got To Give in 1962. The limited edition photograph pays homage to the vivacious and playful spirit of the starlet through the lens of a virtuoso. Sadly, after this, her last photoshoot, she was dead 2 month later. 

Certificate of AuthenticityLawrence Schiller 

LID141829

Lawrence Schiller - United States

Art Brokerage: Lawrence Schiller American Photographer Artist: b. 1936. It often seemed that whenever a headline-making news event occurred, Lawrence Schiller, like Woody Allen's fictional Zelig, was there. When the 1960 presidential election results came in and Richard Nixon lost, Schiller was there to capture Nixon's wife's tears And when Marilyn Monroe took off her clothes in 1962, Schiller photographed her . When Lee Harvey Oswald was captured after the assassination of JFK, , and two days later killed by Jack Ruby in the basement of the Dallas Police department in 1963, Schiller was covering it for The Saturday Evening Post. When Muhammad Ali knocked out Floyd Patterson Schiller was there. He portrayed many Hollywood stars like Paul Newman and Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid, Dennis Hopper, Barbara Streisand to name but a few. Listings wanted.