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George Barris (American, b.1928)
LOT ID: 66038
Marilyn Pulling Ties: from The Last Photos, 1962

Chromogenic Print (C-print)
14 х 11 in. cm.
Signed, right corner, stamped and numbered on verso.
Edition of 99
Lot description
George Barris, "Marilyn Pulling Ties," from The Last Photos, 1962. C-print, 11x14 inches, 27.9 x 35.6 cm. Edition of 99. Hand signed, stamped, and numbered.

Taken in 1962 on Santa Monica Beach, California, as part of a photo shoot and interview Barris was assigned to by a national magazine. This would later result in a book Marilyn and George had talked about creating eight years earlier. Barris photographed Marilyn Monroe unknowing it would be their last photo shoot together, just a couple of weeks before her demise.

From The Last Photos taken of Marilyn Monroe.


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