Description: BERNARD OF HOLLYWOOD'S MARILYN MONROE THE CLASSIC PIN-UP circa 1946 Color Gelatin Silver Photograph This original work of art is estate-signed by Bruno Bernard's daughter, Susan Bernard. BERNARD OF HOLLYWOOD is a name that stands for the Golden Age of Hollywood. This legendary photographer took some of the most beautiful and memorable images of Hollywood's greatest stars and has been credited as "the discoverer of Marilyn Monroe". Bruno Bernard was the first still photographer to be honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He was also one of the few photographers in Hollywood's "Golden Era" to establish his own studios: his landmark Bernard of Hollywood studio on the fabled Sunset Strip, his desert oasis in Palm Springs, and the studio in the penthouse salon of the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. This rare image is taken from their first professional session, The Discovery Series, when Marilyn Monroe was still Norma Jean. This photograph was part of a portfolio Mr. Bernard gave to20th Century-Fox which led to her first screen test and first motion picture contract. The Frame measures 11 1/2 x 14 1/2 The last picture shows it’s estimated value and what it has previously sold for.
Price: 60 USD
Location: Greenwich, Connecticut
End Time: 2025-01-02T21:32:48.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Industry: Movies
Signed by: Susan Bernard.
Signed: Yes
Size: 11 1/2” x 14 1/2”
Object Type: Photograph
Original/Reproduction: Original
