Details
Marilyn Monroe
Bernard of Hollywood (1912-1987)
Marilyn In White, 1954 [printed later]
Gelatin silver print, signed in pencil on verso by photographer
14x11in. (35.6x28cm.)
Literature
BERNARD, Susan Bernard Of Hollywood's Ultimate Pin-Up Book, New York: Taschen, 2003 p.213
BERNARD, Susan Marilyn: Intimate Exposures, London: Sterling, 2012 p.17 (illus.)

Lot Essay

In 1999, the Museum of Modern Art singled out Bernard of Hollywood's Marilyn In White image as the photographic "Symbol of the Century" in their "Fame After Photography" Exhibition. The International Centre of Photography selected the image for the documentary "20 Unforgettable Photographs of The Century".

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