Correction of misspelling. Below I wrote "Polowny".
It should of course read "POWOLNY". Thanks, Lasse ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lasse Karlsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 3:30 AM Subject: Marilyn Monroe anyone? (Was: December Trivia Q No1.) > From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi, > > >> > Slim Aarons > > >> [...] > > >> > Jerome Zerbe > > >> > > >> they all photographed Marilyn Monroe > > > > > Now, what makes you think they all did that, Bob? > > > all their photographs of Marilyn Monroe > > Ok, I was just being curious whether you immediately spotted the Monroe > connection just by the names, or if you had to check it out. > (Anyway, when sending the Q. I thought "Bob W. will definitely know (or be > curious enough to find) the answer if he's on line".) > > Congratulations, Bob, well done! You are hereby declared the first and only > winner of the new "The Virtual Marilyn Monroe Legacy Award"! (Bows and > applauses.) > > Anyway, I've been digging a bit deeper into the Marilyn Monroe universe > lately, particularly by how she's been photographed and presented throughout > her career. It's a fascinating universe indeed. > She definitely was (or became) a uniqueum(?) in terms of coming across > through a lens pointed at her. She will also remain the icon and maintain the > symbolic status that she already gained during her lifetime. > Adding the personal aspects of her life to it, she will be the closest anyone > will ever get to giving a face to the notion of A Modern Day Female > Jesus-character. > One of the reasons for my recent Monroe studies is that I will soon start > trying to more seriously get into studio (portrait) shooting, as I finally > seem to be able to afford to buy some useful gear and also have some (small) > studio space available in my own house. > In planning for this I thought I'd do some studying on the world and history > of star and glamour portrait photography. Since so many big name > photographers have shot Marilyn Monroe and so much of their work is readily > available on the net I thought this would be a great way to study the art. > So I've collected some 6.800 shots of her from the age of six months in 1926 > up till her death in August 1962. > It has been a very rewarding experience, in various respects. > > I have found it very interesting to take a closer look at a certain type of > film publicity glamour photography, which deals with certain types of light > set ups and poses and which developed into an art and craft of it's own as a > photography genre. It would be interesting to learn the technique, and maybe > try to expand on it and integrate with othertypes of shooting. > There are a few (new to me) names that have emerged and some of whose work I > will select for further studies: Frank Polowny, Lazlo Willinger, C. S. Bull > and G. Hurrell (among some others). Fascinating stuff and very interesting. > > Is there by chance any list member who ever saw Marilyn Monroe live? > > Another question for this list would be: Was M.M. ever shot with a Pentax > camera? > (In all probability she was, although maybe not by a pro, but by one of many > thousands of fans who would take the opportunity to shoot her whenever she > appeared in sight.) > > Thirdly: If any, do you have a favourite Marilyn Monroe photo, one that have > stuck for one reason or another? (There are many famous shoots of her, as > publicity stunts or by some name photographers, ranging all the way from pin > ups (or nudes) to very intimate art- and soulful portraits.) > > Thanks, > Lasse >
