Dear Marilyn - Sam Shaw

"... none have captured the enigma of Monroe quite as intimately as Shaw's camera." — The Daily Mail"Monroe had many sides — and Sam lets us see them all." — The New York Post"... Marilyn unguarded, radiant in her naturalness – a glimpse of the woman behind the myth." — Arts & Collections Magazine"This book of photos and letters is a treasure for any fan of Marilyn Monroe, photography or stories of friendship. In Dear Marilyn, The Unseen Letters and Photographs, Sam Shaw is finally showing the world the Marilyn he knew while the world can now see the work of an artist Marilyn knew."— The Eye of Photography"Dear Marilyn is an ode to friendship, stardom, and the actress’s enduring legacy, 63 years after her death." —AirmailDear Marilyn offers a fresh insight into the life of the most-famous woman Hollywood has ever created. Through the stunning photography of Monroe’s close friend and confidant, the photographer, journalist and filmmaker Sam Shaw, this book brings Marilyn Monroe to life in a spectacular celebration of the centenary of her birth.In Shaw’s own voice, through his diary entries and intimate correspondences with Monroe, we learn of their close friendship and an insider-view that charts her rise to stardom, the challenges she faced and her quest to find artistic authenticity. For the first time, Shaw also tells the origin story of his iconic ‘blowing skirt’ series from The Seven Year I
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