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Breathtaking vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.25 photo of Monroe by Frank Powolny, nicely signed and inscribed in white ink to the famed London shoemakers, "To Anello and Davide, With gratitude for your work, Marilyn Monroe.” Affixed to a same-size mount and in fine condition, with trimmed edges.
Marilyn Monroe and photographer Frank Powolny most famously teamed up in 1953 for a series of stunning, artfully framed publicity stills for the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Perhaps best known 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 the production of Something's Got to Give, one week before her death in 1962.
The recipient of this signed photograph, "Anello and Davide," is a footwear company based in Covent Garden, London, specializing in custom-crafted ballet shoes and theatrical footwear. The firm is best known for innovating the 'Beatle Boot' for Liverpool's 'Fab Four,' but also counted Marilyn Monroe, Peter Ustinov, Orson Welles, Margaret Rutherford, Jane Fonda, and David Niven among their celebrity clientele. A fabulous association piece.
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