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creating some of the most emotionally confrontational pix of mm, i think, eisenstadt's portraits undermine the vulnerable victim view of marilyn. these pictures show a complex and ACTING monroe.

richard avedon, perhaps one of the greatest 20th century portrait photographers he was parodied by astaire in 'funny face' as dick avery. he took some marvelous pix of mm.

there are trazilligans of 'artistic' renditions of her, from the famous like warhol and de kooning to the cheesey 80s like alton and oscar da costa. here are a few of them

sam shaw took many pictures of her, including many in her arthur new york period, setting them up as candids on the ny streets. some of the shots here show her on an avedon shoot.

need i say more?

marilyn in an almost cowboy picture with robert mitchum, river of no return. it's a bit of a boring movie but their scenes can be compelling and she looks great.

mm as amanda dell in let's make love, one of the most under rated movies of her career. i love it.

when marilyn fled hollywood over her contract disputes she went to new york to stay with milton greene and his wife. she became her (temporary) partner in her production company and took many incredible pictures of her.