(An all-color photographic journal of contemporary life in...)
An all-color photographic journal of contemporary life in China captures the vast variety of its landscape and peoples, from Tibetan road-diggers and Mongolian cowboys to the first lady of China.
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More than any other pinup girl or star of the silver screen, Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) has captivated the minds of an entire generation. With her come-hither stare and womanly figure, she continues to be one of Hollywood's sexiest women. While many photographers captured Monroe's obvious sexuality, Eve Arnold, the only woman to have photographed her extensively, captured some of the most tender images ever seen of the Hollywood starlet. Following a 1952 photo shoot for Esquire magazine, Monroe and Arnold forged a wonderful friendship. Marilyn Monroe chronicles the six photography sessions that took place over the course of their 10-year bond, including a two-month-long session while Monroe was shooting The Misfits. With almost 100 photographs-this new edition includes 48 previously unseen photographs not published in the long-out-of-print first edition-combined with Arnold's revealing text, this poignant book gives great insight into the career and personality of one of the world's most beloved icons. Perfect for fans of Hollywood's golden era and anyone intrigued by Monroe's captivating image, this book shows a sensitive side to Marilyn Monroe that is rarely seen.
Eve Arnold was one of the greatest American photojournalists. Her widely varied photographic subjects included mental institutions, prisons for delinquent boys, divorce courts, little-known aspects of Russian life, the Queen of England, migratory potato pickers on Long Island, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Rudolf Nureyev.
Background
Eve Arnold was born on April 21, 1912, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was the middle of nine children born to immigrant Russian-Jewish parents: a rabbi, William Cohen (Velvel Sklarski) and his wife, Bessie (Bosya Laschiner).
Education
Over six weeks in 1948, Eve Arnold learned photographic skills from Harper's Bazaar art director Alexey Brodovitch at the New School for Social Research in Manhattan.
In 1946, Eve Arnold worked for Kodak in their Fair Lawn NJ photo-finishing plant. At that time, her interest in photography was born. After training at the New School for Social Research in Manhattan, she began her career.
In 1955, her joyful picture of a Cuban couple with their child was selected for the world-touring Museum of Modern Art exhibition "The Family of Man" and seen by 9 million visitors. Eve Arnold photographed many of the iconic figures who shaped the second half of the twentieth century. Arnold's images of Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits (1961) were perhaps her most memorable, but she had taken many photos of Monroe from 1951 onwards. Her previously unseen photos of Monroe were shown at a Halcyon Gallery exhibition in London during May 2005. She also photographed Queen Elizabeth II, Malcolm X, Marlene Dietrich, and Joan Crawford, and traveled around the world, photographing in China, Russia, South Africa, and Afghanistan.
In the early 1970s, Arnold left the United States and moved permanently to England with her son (Francis Arnold). While working for the London Sunday Times, she began to make serious use of color photography. In 1980, she had her first solo exhibition, which featured her photographic work done in China at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City.
Eve Arnold photographed many of the iconic figures who shaped the second half of the twentieth century, yet she was equally comfortable documenting the lives of the poor and dispossessed ("migrant workers, civil-rights protestors of apartheid in South Africa, disabled Vietnam war veterans and Mongolian herdsmen").
Quotations:
"I don't see anybody as either ordinary or extraordinary," she said in 1990 (BBC interview), "I see them simply as people in front of my lens".
Membership
In 1993, Eve Arnold was made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. In 1997, she was appointed a member of the Advisory Committee of the National Media Museum (formerly the Museum of Photography, Film & Television) in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Personality
Eve Arnold was an outstanding photojournalist. There was no dichotomy for her. She photographed many of the iconic figures who shaped the second half of the twentieth century, yet she was equally comfortable documenting the lives of the poor and dispossessed.
Interests
Writers
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Thomas Mann and Leo Tolstoy
Connections
In 1941, Eve Arnold married Arnold Schmitz (later Arnold Arnold). Later, they divorced. Her son's name is Francis Arnold.
Spouse:
Arnold Schmitz
Son:
Francis Arnold
References
All About Eve: The Photography of Eve Arnold
Eve Arnold didn't even consider photography until a boyfriend gave her a Rolleicord when she was 34. But her talent and daring brought her immediate recognition and she was picked up by Magnum Photos only 5 years later. Arnold may be best known for her black and white images of Marilyn Monroe, but she has chronicled figures as diverse as migrant potato workers and heads of state in addition to screen icons during her assignments, which involved everything from politics, social issues, travel, to current events and a little glamour. Guided by her own words, this volume features Arnold's now iconic photographs as well as many never-before published images.