“She was a beautiful woman without makeup and in her spirit as a person" -Sam Shaw

Please note: none of my photos are mounted or attached to anything.

Please note: museum quality

Selling my extremely rare original Marilyn Monroe photograph taken by Sam Shaw in 1957 at Roxbury, Connecticut. Here she is in a beautiful dress with that natural and stunning pose of her holding a pink flower. Size 8x8 inch. Produced from the original negative or transparency. Rare metallic photo. Produced for the Kieth Russell collection in 2019.

From the internet:

“Sam Shaw lived his life in New York. He was born in 1912 and died in 1999. Shaw is recognized through his photographs of films and famous stars, although he had a lot of other hobbies like music, sculpture, painting, literature as well as political and social activism. Sam Shaw's early life was not easy. He didn't have much money, so he had to gather materials for his artwork from the streets of New York. He worked his way up and created his career from nothing.

Sam Shaw has taken many famous photographs like the poster for the movie "A Streetcar Named Desire" where he captured Marlon Brando in a ripped t-shirt. He also captured one of the most well-known photographs of all time, the iconic Marilyn Monroe with her skirt blowing up in the movie "The Seven Year Itch.

Shaw was also a dear friend of Marilyn's, he photographed her private life and her most vulnerable moments. In [his] beach photos, Marilyn was pregnant. Sadly, one month after, she had a miscarriage.”

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