The Prints and the Showgirl (con't).

	The Last Sitting by Bert Stern Published by Orbis Publishing, Ltd. ISBN: 0-85613-468-6. Details: Hardback. 1982. UK. Contains: Over 110 photos (color, b&w). This edition is identical to the Black Cat edition. C.B.
	The Last Sitting by Bert Stern Published by Droemersche Verlagsanstalt Th. Knauer Nachf. ISBN: 3-426-02328-8. Details: Softback. 198?. Germany. Contains: Over 110 photos (color, b&w). This is a German paperback edition of Stern's book. S.J.
	The Last Sitting by Bert Stern Published by ?. 1982. Japan. ISBN: ? Details: Hardback. 188 pages. Contains: Over 110 photos (color, b&w). Has Japanese text, but is otherwise unchanged from the American edition. K.G.
	Monroe's Cry by Bert Stern Published by ?. 19??. Japan. ISBN: 4-7962-0289-7. Details: Hardback. ? pages. Contains: 97 (color, b&w). This Japan-only release is different from all of the other Last Sitting books. Edited by Miseki Liu. K.G.
	Marilyn Monroe: The Complete Last Sitting by Bert Stern Published by Schirmer Art Books. 1992. USA. ISBN 3-88814-191-5. Details: Hardback. 463 pages. Contains: 2,571 photos (color, b&w). This enormous tome boasts 2,571 photographs of Marilyn Monroe. Though I have never been a fan of Stern's photographs of Marilyn, the sheer volume of pictures alone is reason enough to seek-out this book. The 20-page introduction by Stern describes the events of the sittings, which is useful in setting the tone for the photographs that follow. The pictures themselves are organized chronologically (the sittings took place on three separate days). In addition to the now famous semi-nudes, this encompasses a number of fashion shoots that were done for Vogue: Marilyn in a long black evening gown with opera gloves; Marilyn in a floor-length chinchilla coat; Marilyn in a black coat and hat looking for all the world like Greta Garbo. The range of pictures here encompasses a much wider breadth of emotions and moods than you would think from viewing Stern's sub-selection in his smaller book, The Last Sitting - many show a laughing or smiling Marilyn, though something about her face still makes her seem sad. I guess we know now that she was.
	Marilyn: A Hollywood Farewell Published by 7410 Publishing Company, Inc. 1990. USA. ISBN 0-9619146-3-7. Details: Hardback. 83 pages. Contains: Approx. 58 photos (b&w). This interesting book is a collection of photographs take by Leigh Wiener - on assignment for Life Magazine -- in the days following Marilyn Monroe's death. They include photos of the Brentwood home, the morgue, the cemetary where she was laid to rest, and the funeral procession. There is a bit of accompanying text to explain the settings for the photos. It's a sobering look at the effect that Monroe's death had on her friends, her fans, and what little family she had.

	Further Reading Other books that, though listed under different categories (or not available to me at this time), contain a good selection of photographs: Marilyn: The Life, The Myth by GiovanniBattista Brambilla is an enormous book, published by Rizzoli, and contains a large number of photos. Marilyn at Twentieth Century-Fox by Lawrence Crown contains an absolutely fabulous selection of photographs from the 20th Century-Fox archives, some quite rare. Marilyn: The Ultimate Look at the Legend by James Haspiel is a photo-book/memoir by the well-known Marilyn fan and collector, and contains a wealth of uncommon photographs of Marilyn, including many of costume-tests from her movies. Marilyn: A Neverending Dream by Gus Luitjers, though not printed on glossy stock, contains well-chosen, non-standard fare. Marilyn by Norman Mailer, is a sort of "best of" for photographs of Marilyn, with all of the top photographers' work represented.
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