0DULO\QDVNHGWKDW%DUULVEX\RXWoWVIRUWKHVHVVLRQVVR he shopped at her favourite stores in Beverly Hills and bought sport shirts, a bulky sweater, a terry cloth three-quarter hooded beach jacket and a beach towel. “I did not buy Marilyn any undergarments,” said Barris. “She never wore them.” The shoot continued on Santa Monica beach. Barris recalled, “Marilyn was willing to show her public the real Marilyn Monroe, the real Norma Jeane. She would hide nothing in our photos, no magic, and no PDNHXSLQRXUoQLVKHGSKRWRJUDSKVy The sessions were conducted in late June and early July, and yielded wonderful images. “She was wonderful to work with the entire time. She never looked more beautiful,” said Barris. Marilyn was all too human and all too mortal. Before the photographs or interviews could reach the public, Marilyn died on August 5, 1962.
Silver Halide print from the original negative | 11” x 14” | Edition of 99 Orange Top, Los Angeles, California, 1962
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