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John Bryson Art

American, 1923-2005

John Bryson was a prolific photojournalist, who spent eight years as a photographer and photo editor at Life Magazine before turning freelance. He is renowned for candid and dynamic celebrity portraits and had an innate ability to win the trust and affection of the rich and famous. His book The Private World of Katharine Hepburn is a seminal and celebrated work. Bryson also photographed Ernest Hemingway (famously kicking a beer-can in the snow), Elizabeth Taylor, Clint Eastwood, Frank Sinatra, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev and Salvador Dali wearing a crown of sausages.

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Artist: John Bryson
Marilyn Monroe on set of the movie "Lets Make Love", USA, 1960
Marilyn Monroe on set of the movie "Lets Make Love", USA, 1960

Marilyn Monroe on set of the movie "Lets Make Love", USA, 1960

By John Bryson

Located in Cologne, DE

Norma Jeane Mortenson or better known as Marilyn Monroe – iconic, beautiful and maybe the most known Hollywood Stars of the 20th century. Born and raised in Los Angeles, USA, she spe...

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1960s Modern John Bryson Art

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Black and White

Marilyn Monroe knitting on set "Lets Make Love", USA, 1960
Marilyn Monroe knitting on set "Lets Make Love", USA, 1960

Marilyn Monroe knitting on set "Lets Make Love", USA, 1960

By John Bryson

Located in Cologne, DE

Norma Jeane Mortenson or better known as Marilyn Monroe – iconic, beautiful and maybe the most known Hollywood Stars of the 20th century. Born and raised in Los Angeles, USA, she spe...

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1960s Modern John Bryson Art

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Monroe  "A Star Never Dies", USA, 1985
Marilyn Monroe  "A Star Never Dies", USA, 1985

Marilyn Monroe "A Star Never Dies", USA, 1985

By John Bryson

Located in Cologne, DE

Norma Jeane Mortenson or better known as Marilyn Monroe – iconic, beautiful and maybe the most known Hollywood Stars of the 20th century. Born and raised in Los Angeles, USA, she spe...

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1980s Modern John Bryson Art

Materials

Black and White

Frank Sinatra - A Man Alone
Frank Sinatra - A Man Alone

Frank Sinatra - A Man Alone

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The cover shot of A Man Alone, 1969. This was recorded between March 19-21 in a Hollywood studio by American singer Frank Sinatra, arranged by Don Costa. In ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary John Bryson Art

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Archival Pigment

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