Tom Kelley Photography

Marilyn Dean and Diane Weber in a Peek-a-Boo Dress. 1964 16 x 16.5 inches Tom Kelley’s interesting career spans more than four decades: first started as an apprentice in a New York ...

Tom Kelley Woman With Umbrella c. 1950's C print 38 x 32 inches Caption: Woman in bikini sitting on beach holding umbrella, smiling, portrait. Tom Kelley’s interesting career spa...

Marilyn Dean and Diane Weber in a Peek-a-Boo Dress. 1964 Archival pigment print 16 x 16.5 inches Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity from the Tom Kelley Estate. Tom Kelley’s interesting career spans more than four decades: first started as an apprentice in a New York photo studio that catered to the city's upper 400 (i.e. photographing the Vanderbilts, the Astors, the Harrimans, the Morgans, etc.). One of his biggest spot news assignments was covering the Lindbergh kidnapping case. Coming to California, Kelley was retained to photograph the stars created by David 0. Selznick and Samuel Goldwyn including Ingrid Bergman. A few of his other most famous subjects have been Gary Cooper, Greta Garbo, James Cagney, Clark Gable, Winston Churchill, Bob Hope, Marlene Dietrich, Joan Crawford, Jack...

Tom Kelley Woman With Umbrella c. 1950's C print 38 x 32 inches Caption: Woman in bikini sitting on beach holding umbrella, smiling, portrait. Tom Kelley’s interesting career spans more than four decades: first started as an apprentice in a New York photo studio that catered to the city's upper 400 (i.e. photographing the Vanderbilts, the Astors, the Harrimans, the Morgans, etc.). One of his biggest spot news assignments was covering the Lindbergh kidnapping case. Coming to California, Kelley was retained to photograph the stars created by David 0. Selznick and Samuel Goldwyn including Ingrid Bergman. A few of his other most famous subjects have been Gary Cooper, Greta Garbo, James Cagney, Clark Gable, Winston Churchill, Bob Hope, Marlene Dietrich, Joan Crawford, Jack Benny, John F. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Franklin D. Roosevelt and, of course, Marilyn Monroe, with and without clothes. His easiest photo subject? Clark Gable. His toughest? Joan Bennett. Following a long and profitable career helping to publicize motion picture personalities, he drifted the commercial advertising/photography field where he has remained as one of the leading exponents in the business. Of course, his most famous image was of Marilyn Monroe nude...

Tom Kelley Woman Lying in Bed c. 1960's C print 20 x 30 inches Caption: Woman Lying in Bed Portrait Tom Kelley’s interesting career spans more than four...

Tom Kelley Garden Telephone c. 1960's C print 60 x 40 inches Caption: Young woman sitting in garden using telephone Tom Kelley’s interesting career spans more than four decades: fi...

Tom Kelley Surfers with Surfboards c. 1960's C print 16 x 16 inches Caption: Group of surfers running in water with surfboards, smiling Tom Kelley’s interesting career spans more t...

Tom Kelley Friends with surfboards in car on beach c. 1950's C print 24 x 20 inches Caption: Friends with surfboards in car on beach Tom Kelley’s interesting career spans more than...

Tom Kelley Surfer c. 1950's C print 24 x 20 inches Caption: Surfer holding surfboard on beach. Tom Kelley’s interesting career spans more than four decades: first started as an app...

Tom Kelley Woman Sitting by the Sea c. 1950's C print 60 x 40 inches Caption: Young woman in swimming pool, portrait Tom Kelley’s interesting ...

Tom Kelley Woman Sitting by the Sea c. 1950's C print 60 x 40 inches Caption: Young woman sitting on rock beside sea, smiling, portrait Tom Kelley’s interesting career spans more ...

Tom Kelley Woman With Umbrella c. 1950's C print 60 x 40 inches Caption: Woman in bikini sitting on beach holding umbrella, smiling, portrait. T...

Tom Kelley Women on the Beach c. 1950's C print 24 x 20 inches Caption: Young women on the beach and smiling. Tom Kelley’s interesting career spans more than four decades: first st...

Tom Kelley Diving Board Balance c. 1950's C print 24 x 20 inches Caption: Woman touching water with foot Tom Kelley’s interesting career spans more tha...

Tom Kelley Dipping a Toe In c. 1950's C print 24 x 20 inches Caption: Woman touching water with foot Tom Kelley’s interesting career spans more than four decades: first started as...