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Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 portrait photo of Monroe taken during a Frank Powolny glamour shoot in 1953, signed and inscribed in black ballpoint, “To Joe, Love & kisses, Marilyn Monroe.” In fine condition, with tastefully trimmed edges slightly impinging on the bottom of the first letter of the signature. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder. Monroe and Powolny most famously teamed up in 1953 for a series of stunning, artfully framed publicity stills for the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Immortalized for his classic World War II pinup of Betty Grable, Powolny remained a trusted photographer for Monroe throughout her career, and is noted as taking the last known still photographs of the starlet during production of Something's Got to Give, one week before she died in 1962.
The Marc and Mary Perkins Collection.
