An illustrious photojournalist of the second half of the 19th century, Eve Arnold represented Marilyn Monroe with great fidelity, from all angles. His photography book, “Marilyn Monroe: An Appreciation”published in 1978, brings together the most intimate photos of the Hollywood star, at a time when commercial glamor sought to summarize her. Passed away in 2011, Eve Arnold leaves a legacy perpetuating her authentic view of Marilyn Monroe. Immortalized by a remarkable photographic collection and a detailed biography of the actress, Arnold’s work opens the dialogue of a journey in images. Today, this historic collection is the subject of a unique reissue, enriched by Michael Arnold, the photographer’s grandson.
Ideal target of a very masculine industry, great fan of reductive and commercial hypersexualization, Marilyn Monroe is the object of all desires. A double-edged popularity, which encourages his dependence on drugs and other harmful consumption. Beyond this malicious media prism, the gaze of photographer Eve Arnold revives the humanity of Marilyn Monroe and gives thanks to her true intimacy, far from staging and fantasized representations. Over a decade of trust for a hundred previously unpublished photos, from black and white to color, Arnold and his lens articulate a photographic journey through Monroe’s life. A creative relationship that will raise the two women to the top of their art in an environment oriented towards men.
Sixteen years after the death of the woman she photographed as a powerful and vulnerable woman behind the star, Eve Arnold publishes a detailed biography of Marilyn Monroe. A desire to tell the stories behind the photos, witnesses of his unique relationship with the immense actress. The work bringing together this creative union, Marilyn Monroe: An Appreciation, today offers an exceptional restoration. Endorsed by Michael Arnold, grandson of the photographer and administrator of the Arnold Estate and Archives, the reissue, Marilyn Monroe by Eve Arnoldis full of new surprises. Exclusive images recently discovered, introduction written by Michael Arnold, preface signed by Hollywood actress Anjelica Huston… This event reissue honors the historic Arnold-Monroe collaboration more than ever.
Marilyn Monroe by Eve Arnold, candid photos
The beginning of the 1950s marked a turning point in the career of Norma Jeane, newly renamed Marilyn Monroe. Calendar photos that trigger the scandal, one from the magazine Liferomance with baseball legend Joe DiMaggio, then, role as femme fatale at the forefront of the cult Men prefer blondesMarilyn Monroe is officially “What all Hollywood is talking about”. At the same time, Eve Arnold tried her hand at taking photos in the very masculine world of photojournalism, and in 1951 became the first female photographer to work for the prestigious Magnum Photos agency, alongside Henri Cartier-Bresson and Bruce Davidson. Confronted with the magic of the big screen, Arnold documents the filming of Misaligned by John Huston. His lens captures Marilyn Monroe, movie star, in all her facets.
The artistic collaboration between the two women was encouraged by the actress herself, fascinated by the images of Marlene Dietrich taken by the photographer. “If you could do that with Marlene”Monroe told him during an evening in 1952, “can you imagine what you could do with me?” That evening, Eve Arnold found her muse. Although she documents a flamboyantly glittering 7th art industry, the photographer tends to capture a much less glamorous reality. While his film moves from great luxury to poverty, his prism touches Marilyn Monroe, in search of a deeper and more sincere representation. As the photographer expresses it, the movie star was convinced of his “a freer and more intimate look than the studio portraits she was accustomed to in Hollywood.” An authentic relationship for a stunning photographic collection.
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