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Marilyn Monroe: The Last Sitting | 
| Author: Bert Stern Publisher: Random House Mondadori Category: Book
List Price: $39.95 Buy New: $29.16 You Save: $10.79 (27%)
Rating: 4 reviews Sales Rank: 590185
Media: Paperback Pages: 128 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3 Dimensions (in): 12.9 x 9.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 0307391647 Dewey Decimal Number: 791.43028092 EAN: 9780307391643 ASIN: 0307391647
Publication Date: July 10, 2007 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Product Description Bert Stern’s Favorite Photos of an American Icon
Bert Stern, the famous commercial and fashion photographer of the 60s, was the last to be granted a sitting by Marilyn Monroe six weeks before her tragic death. The three-day session yielded amazing pictures—fashion, portrait, and nude studies—of indescribable sensual and human vibrancy, of which Mr. Stern’s favorites are published in this book.
The monumental body of work by the master photographer and the Hollywood actress marks a climax in the history of star photography. It is a unique affirmation of the erotic dimension of photography and the eroticism of taking photos, and it is the world’s finest tribute to Marilyn Monroe.
In 1954 Bert Stern opened his first studio in New York. Besides working for IBM, Vogue, Glamour, Life, Revlon, and Smirnoff, he is famous for his portraits of celebrities such as Anna Nicole Smith, Elizabeth Taylor, Gary Cooper, Louis Armstrong, Catherine Deneuve, as well as Marilyn Monroe.
Accompanying the incredible photos are Marilyn’s conversations with the photographer: “I’m not going to take off my pants,” she declared. “Just roll them down, then.” She rolled them way down low on her hips so I could see the label, which read JAX. I saw the scar now. It was on the right side of her stomach. A blemish, an imperfection that only made her seem more vulnerable and accentuated the incredible smoothness of her skin. She was the color of champagne, the color of alabaster. We were ready to begin.
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| Customer Reviews:
Monroe's Best! March 3, 2008 F. Harris 3 out of 4 found this review helpful
WOW!!! Even if you already own the HUGE coffee-table book of the complete last sitting, in my opinion this book is still highly recommended! The Bert Stern photos have always been my personal fav of Marilyn & I own books by all her photographers who have had books published. This one is perfect, it shows all the best photos from that magical last sitting with the # 1 Sex Goddess!
Wonderful book !!!! December 3, 2007 Vincent V. Kowski (Calif. USA) 1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you love Marilyn this is a must buy. Greak pics but there is nudity so it should be a purchase for people over 18 years old.
Great pics October 17, 2007 C. A. Bickar (Phoenix AZ USA) 1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love the variety and quality of the photos. The perfect gift for my daughter, a big MM fan.
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