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Sam Shaw THE JOY OF MARILYN 1986 Exhibition Poster, Marilyn Monroe, Summer Dress

1986

$158
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£119.07
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€139.25
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CA$223.57
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CHF 130.79
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MX$2,747.19
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NOK 1,518.12
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SEK 1,534.35
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About the Item

THE JOY OF MARILYN is a fine art exhibition poster by the renowned American photographer and film producer, Sam Shaw produced in 1986 in conjunction with Sam Shaw's photography exhibition in New York City. THE JOY OF MARILYN was printed using color offset lithography techniques on white satin finish paper, fine quality poster, full color image, copyright text printed below image lower right. Print size - 34 3/8 x 22 inches, image size 22 3/8 x 17 inches, unframed, excellent condition, unsigned Year published - 1986. THE JOY OF MARILYN photo image of Marilyn Monroe wearing a light blue and white polka-dot summer dress, was taken by Sam Shaw in 1957 in Roxbury, CT. American photographer and film producer Sam Shaw (1912-1999) is known for the celebrated photographs he took of Marilyn Monroe, whom he met in the early 1950s, when he was working as a photographer on the set of Viva Zapata. They became close friends and Marilyn drove Sam to the movie set each morning. When asked about Sam Shaw, Marilyn said, "He always makes me look my best". When asked about Marilyn, Sam explained, "I just want to show this fascinating woman, with her guard down, at work, at ease offstage, during joyous moments in her life and as she often was - alone". About the SAM SHAW- Sam Shaw (1912-1999), a lifelong New Yorker, was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Shaw is internationally recognized for his photographs of films and movie stars, though his interests and talents covered a wide array of subjects including music, theater, sculpture, painting, literature, journalism, as well as social and political activism. Shaw's prolific six-decade career is remarkable in its breadth and diversity, and remains a historic record of the twentieth century. In the early 1950s, Shaw began working in the film industry as a special still photographer. He captured countless stars of the cinema, including Woody Allen, Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Brando, Alfred Hitchcock, John Wayne, Fred Astaire, Elizabeth Taylor, Ingrid Bergman, Sophia Loren, Charlie Chaplin, Audrey Hepburn, Frank Sinatra, and many more. His photographs appeared often on the cover of LIFE and Look magazines, as well as in Paris Match, L'Europeo, The Daily Mail, Der Stern, Harper's Bazaar, Connaissance des Arts, and others. Shaw preferred to shoot his subjects without set-ups, makeup, or decorations, encouraging them to be spontaneous and improvise, a style that set Shaw's work apart from the stereotypical Hollywood glamourphotographs of the day and foreshadowed his later role as an independent filmmaker. artist bio - shaw family archives
  • Creator:
    Sam Shaw 1 (1912 - 1999)
  • Creation Year:
    1986
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 34.5 in (87.63 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Excellent condition, unframed.
  • Gallery Location:
    Union City, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU832312150962

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