Milton H. Greene (1922-1985), famous for his fashion photography and celebrity portraits from the golden age of Hollywood, met Marilyn Monroe on a photo shoot for Look magazine in 1953. The pair developed an instant rapport, quickly becoming close friends and ultimately business partners. In 1954, after helping her dissolve her studio contract with 20th Century Fox, they created Marilyn Monroe Productions, Inc.
together. Milton and Marilyn were much more than business partners ; Marilyn became a part of the Greene family. By the time their relationship ended in 1957, the pair had produced two feature films, in addition to more than 5,000 photographs of the iconic beauty. There was magic in Milton and Marilyn's working relationship. The trust and confidence they had in each other's capabilities was on full display in each photo.
Now - for the first time - Joshua Greene presents The Essential Marilyn Monroe/Milton H. Greene : 50 sessions. With more than 280 photographs, including many never-before-published and unseen images, newly scanned and restored classics, as well as images that have appeared only once before in publication, Milton H. Greene's Marilyn Monroe archive can finally be viewed as it was originally intended when these pictures were first produced more than 60 years ago.
These classic sessions - 50 in all - cover Monroe at the height of her astonishing beauty and meteoric fame. From film-sets to the bedroom, at home and at play, Joshua has curated a lasting tribute to the work of a great photographer and his greatest muse.