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TASCHEN Magazine Fall 2002 Cover Marilyn by Andre de Dienes
Located in North Hollywood, CA
new book: Marilyn by Andre de Dienes (Taschen, 2002). Reproduction Cover Magazine & Reproduction
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Marilyn in Jean (1945)
By Andre de Dienes
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice picture of Marilyn, while she was still called Norma Jean Baker. By André de Dienes, the
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1940s Portrait Photography

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Marilyn Monroe, California, 1953
By Andre de Dienes
Located in New York, NY
Stamped by the photographer
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1950s Portrait Photography

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Marilyn Monroe's Palm, Mount Hood, Oregon, December
By Andre de Dienes
Located in New York, NY
Photographer's inscriptions and stamp on the verso Please inquire about additional limited sizes and editions
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Mid-20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe on the patio of her bungalow at the Bel Air Hotel, Los Angeles
By Andre de Dienes
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Print. Stamped and inscribed by the photographer.
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1950s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

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By George Barris
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
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Marilyn Monroe
Located in Palm Desert, CA
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By Andre de Dienes
Located in Cambridge, GB
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By Andre de Dienes
Located in Cambridge, GB
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Marilyn Monroe Eating Ice Cream Vintage Original Photograph
By Andre de Dienes
Located in Las Vegas, NV
put up for sale as a limited time offering from Globe Photos' Andre De Dienes Collection. In 1945
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Located in Las Vegas, NV
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Marilyn Monroe "Over the Shoulder', 1945. A black and white portrait.
By Andre de Dienes
Located in Cambridge, GB
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Marilyn Monroe 'Norma Jeane' Posing on Wood Fence Vintage Original Photograph
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Located in Las Vegas, NV
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Marilyn Monroe 'Norma Jeane' Smiling in the Snow Vintage Original Photograph
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Located in Las Vegas, NV
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Marilyn Monroe By Andre de Dienes
By Andre de Dienes
Located in Austin, TX
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Marilyn Monroe By Andre de Dienes
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Located in Austin, TX
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Andre de Dienes, Marilyn Monroe Montage, 1953
Located in New York, NY
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Marilyn Monroe, Malibu
By Andre de Dienes
Located in New York, NY
available for local pick at our Los Angeles location. Andre Dé Dienes 14 x 11 inch gelatin silver print
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By Andre de Dienes
Located in New York, NY
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By Andre de Dienes
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Unique photo of the photographer André de Dienes, 1960. Silver print. Printed by hand and stamped
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Nude Wild Child
By Andre de Dienes
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Unique photo of the photographer André de Dienes, 1960. Silver print. Printed by hand and stamped
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Marilyn Monroe
By Andre de Dienes
Located in Toronto, CA
Incredibly rare photograph of a young Marilyn Monroe by Andre de Dienes. Please see reverse side
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Marilyn Monroe with weights, 1953 Oversized Vintage Print
By Andre de Dienes
Located in Las Vegas, NV
photographer Andre De Diennes. The back is stamped with notations by Diennes. This Vintage oversized print
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Marilyn Monroe
By Andre de Dienes
Located in Toronto, CA
Incredibly rare photograph of a young Marilyn Monroe by Andre de Dienes. Please see reverse side
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Marilyn Monroe
By Andre de Dienes
Located in Toronto, CA
Incredibly rare photograph of a young Marilyn Monroe by Andre de Dienes. Marilyn with no make up
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Marilyn Monroe Introspection
By Andre de Dienes
Located in Las Vegas, NV
the Dark Room by legendary photographer Andre De Diennes. The print is back stamped with notations by
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Marilyn Squatting Oversized Vintage Print
By Andre de Dienes
Located in Las Vegas, NV
photographer Andre De Diennes. The back is stamped with notations by Diennes. The Vintage print measures 11
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Located in Las Vegas, NV
Dark Room by legendary photographer Andre De Diennes. The print is back stamped with heavy notations
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Marilyn Close Up 1953 Oversized Vintage Print
By Andre de Dienes
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Room by legendary photographer Andre De Diennes. The print is back stamped with notations by Diennes
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Room by legendary photographer Andre De Diennes. The back is stamped with notations by Diennes. The
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Located in Las Vegas, NV
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Located in Las Vegas, NV
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By Andre de Dienes
Located in Las Vegas, NV
photographer Andre De Diennes. The back is stamped with notations by Diennes. The Vintage print measures 11
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Located in Las Vegas, NV
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By Andre de Dienes
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Dark Room by legendary photographer Andre De Diennes. The print is back stamped by Diennes. In
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Silver Gelatin

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By Andre de Dienes
Located in Las Vegas, NV
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Located in Las Vegas, NV
Marilyn Monroe smiling with a blanket on her head. Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and
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Located in Las Vegas, NV
by legendary photographer Andre De Diennes. The print is back stamped with notations by Diennes
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By Andre de Dienes
Located in Las Vegas, NV
by legendary photographer Andre De Diennes. The print back is stamped by Diennes. In 1945
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Norma Jeane Thanksgiving Oversized Vintage Print
By Andre de Dienes
Located in Las Vegas, NV
the Dark Room by legendary photographer Andre De Diennes. The print is back stamped with notations by
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1950s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Norma Jeanne playful in the water 1945 Oversized Vintage Print
By Andre de Dienes
Located in Las Vegas, NV
by legendary photographer Andre De Diennes. The print is back stamped with notations by Diennes
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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In 1945 Dienes met the nineteen-year-old Marilyn Monroe, then called Norma Jeane Baker, who was a model on the books of Emmeline Snively’s Blue Book Model Agency. Snively told Dienes of Norma Jeane, and suggested her for his project of photographing artistic nudes. In his memoirs Dienes described the first time he met Monroe saying "...it was as if a miracle had happened to me. Norma Jeane seemed to be like an angel. I could hardly believe it for a few moments. An earthly, sexy-looking angel! Sent expressly for me!". His series of pin-up shots of her at Long Island's Tobay Beach, in Oyster Bay, New York became notable. Norma Jeane had recently separated from her husband, James Dougherty and told Dienes of her wish to become an actress. Dienes suggested that they go on a road trip to photograph her in the natural landscapes, for which Dienes paid her a flat fee of $200. Dienes had earlier been present at the first meeting of Monroe and her mother in six years, and had presumptuously announced to her mother that he and Monroe were to be married. His photographs of Monroe from this trip sold widely and he made far more money from the images, and did not offer Monroe a percentage of the sales, or paid her on the profits. Dienes next met her on Labor Day in 1946, with her new name of Marilyn Monroe, they next worked together in 1952, where he shot her at the Bel Air Hotel and 1953, where she telephoned him at 2am, and took him to a darkened street where he used his car headlights to illuminate her, taking pictures her wide-eyed and unmade up. Dienes last saw her alive in June 1961. Of their last meeting he said that "...her success was a sham, her hopes thwarted...the next day she left a bouquet outside my door: a selection of her latest photos. Smiling, radiant - utterly misleading; I little guessed that this was our last goodbye.” Source: Wikipedia

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