$1,875
A group of three vintage original black and white photographs of Marilyn Monroe at the Honolulu International airport in Hawaii during her honeymoon with Joe DiMaggio in 1954. The photographs were taken by a photographer who was tipped off that Monroe and DiMaggio were waiting in a secluded area of the airport. He and a friend, who was stationed in Hawaii with the Navy, went to photograph the newlyweds. The photographer gave the photographs he could not use to the friend, who kept them in his photo book of his time during the war and later sold the photographs at auction. Presumably, these photographs were never released for print. Monroe's thumb is bandaged, and some have accused DiMaggio of inflicting the injury. One of the images can be found in the biography Marilyn : The Passion and the Paradox by Lois Banner (New York: Bloomsbury, 2012). PROVENANCE From the Collection of Lois Banner and Lot 766, "Hollywood Legends," Julien's Auctions, Las Vegas, June 26, 2010 Largest, 9 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches Categories: Marilyn Monroe
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2014-12-05
