8 EdwardWeston Collection
8 Warming Up, Santa Monica Beach, 1962 Giclée edition of 295 Image 20” x 16” Framed £699 5
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EdwardWeston Collection - Portfolio of 8 Editions Giclée edition
5 Beach Towel, Santa Monica Beach, 1962 Giclée edition of 295 Image 20” x 16” Framed £699
6 Lost In Thought, Santa Monica Beach, 1962 Giclée edition of 295 Image 20” x 16” Framed £699
7 Phone Call, North Hollywood, 1962 Image 16” x 20” Framed £699
Giclée edition of 295
Image 20” x 16” Framed £5,200 Unframed £3,250
with my camera" he said, "to entice me with all her sex appeal and to move as fast as possible, without any posing while I was clicking the shutter over and over. It was a happy afternoon for both of us." In 1985, De Dienes published a book of private
before Marilyn's untimely death at age 36. Barris, an American celebrity photojournalist, had been commissioned by Cosmopolitan magazine to create a photographic essay
of the star, with the resulting images – the first in North Hollywood and the other three on Santa Monica Beach – peeling back the layers and revealing a very real woman with a stunning vulnerable beauty. But it was more than 30 years after her death before Barris and Edward Weston published all of the photos that he took. When Barris first met Marilyn, the two talked about collaborating on a book together – a plan that was finally realized in 1995 when he published 'Marilyn, her Life in Her Own Words'. He also co-authored 'Marilyn, Norma Jeane' with Gloria Steinem and contributed to Norman Mailer’s book, 'Marilyn'. Gallery The 'Marilyn' Edward Weston collection of eight giclée prints is published as a limited edition of 295. castlegalleries.com
photos that he took of Marilyn between 1945 and 1953 documenting her transformation from beautiful young girl into a world famous star. POIGNANT TIMING 'Phone Call' (below), 'Beach Towel' , 'Lost in Thought' (above) and 'Warming Up' (right) were all shot by George Barris in July 1962 in California, just two weeks
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