Marilyn Monroe: The Lost Photographs

Hello Hello! Happy Monday to you!

She was glamorous, alluring, charming, and mysterious…Even years after her untimely death, the world is still captivated by Marilyn Monroe.

Pierre Vudrag of Limited Runs recently held an exhibition of Marilyn: The Lost Photographs of a Hollywood Star in NYC at the Sumo Gallery. Twenty six previously unseen photographs of Marilyn in the beginning stages of her rising stardom. Mostly photographed on set of her early movies, five photographers (Allan “Whitney” Synder, Thomas Kaminski, Milton Greene, Lani Carlson, and Mischa Pelz) captured Marilyn Monroe appearing genuinely and blissfully happy. Unlike the latter part of her career, she appears giddy in the limelight in these photographs.

I was lucky enough to meet Pierre Vudrag (Limited Runs, CEO and Founder) and speak with him further about the collection. He seemed to light up talking about Marilyn and he told me many interesting facts about the photographs and the photographers. Marilyn clutching a guard rail in one photo due to a sprained ankle. Her strict rule of only taking photos if she was wearing make-up. Photo taken by sound engineer posing as a photographer for the Chicago Tribune.  Fascinating stories!

I personally felt the most intriguing photographs were taken by her long time friend and make-up artist Allan “Whitney” Synder. Her comfort and trust level with Synder allowed him to truly capture the essence of Marilyn Monroe in real life, as she never thought any of the photographs would ever be published. Overall, the entire collection is a beautiful visual commemoration of Miss Norma Jeane.

Additional photos of Marilyn Monroe will be released in 2015 and 2016 by Limited Runs. Visit www.limitedruns.com to view and purchase the current collection.