MARILYN MONROE
1953 VINTAGE PINUP
LITHOGRAPH
PHOTOGRAPHER
FRANK POWOLNY
VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT
VINTAGE AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL
EXTREMELY RARE!!!
AUTHENTIC: This is a vintage original litho pinup. See front and back photos. Not an unauthorized cheap photo copy or worthless digital reprint. Originals continue to skyrocket in value while copies remain undesirable for investment purposes.
PINUP: Marilyn Monroe - Black dress white collar sitting
PHOTOGRAPHER: Frank Powolny
PROMO: Pinup
BACKSIDE STATES: As a child, she was the ward of Los Angeles County. She lived in private homes and county orphanages.
PUBLISHER: Maco Corporation
DATE: 1953
TYPE: Lithograph Full Color
APPROX. SIZE: 8x11”
CONDITION: Very good to Excellent
* PLEASE SEE: Cool Collectibles Condition Chart below for complete details...
* INCLUDES COA: Certificate of Authenticity issued by Cool Collectibles™ provided to winner.
SECURE PROTECTED SHIPPING: In a Polypropylene sleeve with over sized backing boards.
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* CELEBRITY INFORMATION: MARILYN MONROE - BORN NORMA JEANE MORTENSON - June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962 was an American actress and model. Famous for playing comedic characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and was representative of the era's attitudes towards sexuality. Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade, her films grossed $200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962. Marilyn continues to be considered a major pop culture idol and is ranked #1 as the world's most famous celebrity icon.
* PHOTOGRAPHER INFORMATION: FRANK POWOLNY August 13, 1901 - January 5, 1986 - In 1923 Frank Powolny & his brother lad joined the Hollywood movie industry. Frank became the chief portrait & still photographer at 20th Century Fox from 1923 to 1966. Frank Powolny captured thousands of stars & starlets in studio & action photos that ended up in newspapers, magazines & theater lobbies worldwide. His subjects included Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, Tom Mix, Warner Baxter, ShirleyTemple, Alice Faye, Jeanne Crain, Lana Turner, Gene Tierney, Humphrey Bogart, Bing Crosby, Jennifer Jones, Joan Collins, Ann Margret. Betty Grable and Marilyn Monroe. In 1962, Powolny took the last known still photographs of Marilyn Monroe on the set of Something's Got to Give, a week before her death. But he was best known for the pinup of Betty Grable that GIs carried into battle during World War II. The photo, showing Grable in swimsuit & pumps & peeking coyly over her shoulder, made Ripley's Believe It or Not after 5 million prints had been made.
PINUP CONDITION CHART
* MINT - MT: Like new, vivid colors and no markings.
* NEAR MINT - NM: Like new, vivid colors, no markings and may have minor crease, bend or dent.
* EXCELLENT - EX: Appears like new, vivid colors, may have marking(s), may have minor creases, bends or dents, edge wear, rubs and toning.
* VERY GOOD - VG: May have marking(s) with general creases, bends or dents, edge wear, rubs, scuffs, chips, tears, toning, foxing, fading and soiling.
* GOOD - G: May have marking(s) with major creases, bends, dents, edge wear, rubs, scuffs, chips, tears, toning, foxing, fading and soiling.
* FAIR: Major everything, marking(s) with major creases, bends, dents, edge wear, rubs, scuffs, chips, tears, toning, foxing, fading, soiling and repairs.
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