Product Description

New York photographer Ed Feingersh produced some
of the most beautiful Marilyn Monroe shots there are,
such as the icon Chanel No. 5 : Marilyn in her New
York hotel suite putting the finishing touches to her
evening attire with a touch of perfume for her
décolleté.
In 1955 she retreated to her exile in New York to
avoid the constraints of her contract with Twentieth
Century Fox and to take acting lessons with Lee
Strasberg. For one whole week, Feingersh observed
29-year old Marilyn during her private and public life
in New York. He followed her on her wanders through
the city, joined her at costume fittings and at the
Actors Studio, was along for an incognito jaunt on
the subway and during her legendary ride on the
pink elephant in Madison Square Garden. What he
cap tured was the truly beautiful Marilyn Monroe
oscillat ing between new self-confidence and extreme
vulnerabi lity, who could be relaxed and joyful one
moment, contemplative, dreamy and sad the next
Marilyn the person, as it were.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1007131 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Customer Reviews

A More Realistic Marilyn
Many Marilyn fans will recognize some of these pictures, such as the subway pictures, the Chanel No. 5, and the rooftop ones. However, I would recommend it for all fans because of the overall feeling of the book. I believe these pictures depict a more "real" Marilyn. In most of the pictures she looks sad or thoughtful. These pictures show just how alone she probably was throughout her life. These are no glamour pus photos, but I think they are wonderful just the same. The saddest picture is probably Marilyn trying on a costume and she is holding her head in her heads. Sad pictures of Marilyn seem to be few and far between so this one really sticks out. My favorite picture is on page 42, it shows a smiling Marilyn looking up at something. While this book may not seem spectacular to most people, I think it shows a rare look at the Marilyn few people ever saw.