Marilyn Monroe
Bert Stern – The Last Sitting | Milton H. Greene, Tom Kelley, Leif-Eric Nygård | Photography
23 September 2012 to 13 January 2013
1962, six weeks prior to being found dead in her house at Brentwood, Los Angeles, she met for a sitting with photographer Bert Stern that was to her last. Stern's photos present Marilyn in a powerful concentration and to some extent with great intimacy. With and without accessories, rather as a diva or as a playful girlish woman, Stern's camera sees the various facet's from film star through to Norma Jean Baker. The last photo, by Stern's assistant Leif-Eric Nygård, completes this Last Sitting.
The legendary series of photos is supplemented by Milton H. Greene's view of Monroe and Tom Kelley's early series, from which one photo became world-famous as a centrefold in the first issue of Playboy magazine.
