The exhibition, because of the large succes of public is postponed until 5th of March 2006. It consists of a selection of 155 pictures (41 color in giant 80x80 format), most of which have never before been published, of the famous star, a myth and icon of the 20th century, and of her contemporary friends and actors. The authors of the photographs are Sam Shaw and his sun Larry. The father had his first contacts with the world of the cinema in 1950, and met Marilin in 1951, from then never abandoned her. From him the famous sequence of the skirt blown up by hot air. Since 1958 Larry become close assistant of his father. This collection is a perfect example of a family archive that bears witness to the spirit of an epoch, both in Hollywood and in Paris. A third of the shots in the exhibit are devoted to Marilyn Monroe, chosen from Shaw’s unpublished portraits, and a hundred are photos of the “friends”.
Marilyn and friends: the exhibition until 5th of March
