Today, a name and picture of Marilyn Monroe is synonymous with Hollywood glamour, though in 1949 she was only another struggling immature singer perplexing to make it in Tinseltown.
Tight on money with a automobile remuneration looming, a starlet, who was only days divided from her 23rd birthday, concluded to poise bare for $50 for photographer Tom Kelley. The photos, featuring Monroe opposite a red velvet background, would go on to make adult the now-iconic “Golden Dreams” calendar
Now, 21 never-before-seen photos from a strange fire have only been expelled and can be noticed this summer in a traveling muster opposite a U.S. pleasantness of Limited Runs.
And while revolutionary fans might consider they’ve seen it all, these photos uncover how a images were retouched (pre-Photoshop, of course) adjusting all from lipstick and hair tone levels, to adding equipment of wardrobe over a strange photo.
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