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Sam Shaw’s artistry: Marilyn Monroe
Another one of my favorites from the Shaw / Monroe collaboration. This is an interior shot, so there is probably some artificial lighting going on, but the effect is that of totally natural light. And while she can’t help but … Continue reading Continue reading
Sam Shaw’s artistry: Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn on the phone. I love her twining legs in the photo. I could not do that with my legs if you paid me a hundred dollars. They just don’t seem to “go” that way. Her legs remind me of … Continue reading Continue reading
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Sam Shaw’s artistry: Marilyn Monroe
I love this one. Classic period photo – the purse, the stole, the whole look and feel. Continue reading
Sam Shaw’s artistry: Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn frolicking in the surf. That first one just makes me smile every time I see it. Maybe because I don’t see that much difference between her there, a grown woman, and me here, a small child. It has that … Continue reading
Sam Shaw’s artistry: Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn dancing around in her yard in Connecticut. These are just so much fun. Continue reading
Sam Shaw’s artistry: Marilyn Monroe
I adore these photos. When I did After the Fall, I gave these two photos to the amazing costume designer, to give her an idea of what I was thinking for the first costume. I didn’t want it to be … Continue reading
Sam Shaw’s artistry: Marilyn Monroe
Ceci – my dear friend whom I have never met – counts this as her favorite photo of Marilyn (am I right?) It’s mine as well. Continue reading
Sam Shaw’s artistry: Marilyn Monroe
“Hers was the joy of being alive and loving her work: the life recalled and held out to us in these sweet, haunting reminders.” — Sam Shaw One of the Sam Shaw photos of Marilyn below. I like the less … Continue reading Continue reading
Sam Shaw: John and Gena
Sam Shaw was a close friend of Marilyn Monroe from even before she became a star. She became an honorary member of the Shaw family, which was part of Marilyn’s thing – sort of adopting herself into already-existing families – … Continue reading
