MARILYN MONROE PHOTOGRAPH WITH DIMAGGIO, SILVER GELATIN SAM SHAW SHOT THIS AT GALA OPENING OF 7 YEAR ITCH, NYC Start Price USD 1,500.00 Current Price USD 1,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 2,500.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, November 19, 2008 End Time Monday, November 24, 2008 Location SANTA CRUZ See more about 'MARILYN MONROE PHOTOGRAPH WITH DIMAGGIO, SILVER GELATIN' Description PHOTO BY SAM SHAW, AT THE GALA OPENING OF "THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH" IN FRONT OF LOEW'S STATE THEATER, TIMES SQUARE, NYC. (The movie premiere was on June 1st, 1955 which happened to be Marilyn's 29th birthday.) MARILYN IS ESCORTED BY JOE DIMAGGIO. WHEN ASKED BY REPORTER, "WE'RE JUST GOOD FRIENDS", SHE REPLIED. (The 9-month-old Marilyn Monroe-Joe DiMaggio marriage officially ended during the shooting of THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH, they were no longer living together at the time this photo was taken.) THIS PARTICULAR PRINT WAS MADE BY SHAW FROM THE ORIGINAL NEGATIVE (SILVER GELATIN) FOR THE REESE PALLEY GALLERY EXHIBIT IN 1973, TO HONOR THE RELEASE OF NORMAN MAILER'S BOOK, "MARILYN". IT WAS AN EXHIBIT OF MANY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS USED IN MAILER'S BOOK. ALL PRINTS IN THIS EXHIBITION WERE ORIGINAL, AND ALL WERE FLUSH MOUNTED TO A PIECE OF HEAVY CARD STOCK. THIS WOODEN FRAME, THE MATTING, AND THE GLASS ARE ALL FROM THE ORIGINAL EXHIBIT IN 1973. THIS PARTICULAR PHOTO WAS SOLD AT AN AUCTION IN NEW YORK AFTER THE REESE PALLEY EXHIBIT. IT WAS PURCHASED BY ME FROM THE PERSON WHO BOUGHT THE PHOTO AT THIS AUCTION. I PURCHASED IT IN JANUARY 2006. THE B & W PHOTO IS VERY CLEAN AND UNMARKED. THE MARKS AND SCRATCHES YOU MAY SEE IN MY PICTURES ARE ON THE GLASS OF THE FRAME, NOT ON THE PRINT. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE IMAGE ARE 10" BY 11", THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FRAME ARE 19.5" BY 19.5". THE LAST FOUR PICTURES THAT I HAVE ADDED TO MY DESCRIPTION: 1. THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE BACK OF THE FRAMED PHOTO WHEN I RECEIVED IT. THE WRITING IS MY DESCRIPTION OF THE HISTORY OF THE PHOTO. 2. THIS SHOWS THE BACK OF THE PRINT FLUSH-MOUNTED TO HEAVY CARD STOCK AND SECURELY TAPED TO THE BACK OF THE WHITE MATTING. YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS WAS PHOTO 674 IN THE EXHIBIT CATALOG. 3. THIS SHOWS A CLOSE-UP OF A CORNER OF THE HEAVY CARD STOCK TAPED TO THE WHITE MATTING. 4. THIS IS AN EDGE OF THE TORN BROWN PAPER THAT HAD BEEN GLUED TO COVER THE BACK OF THE MATTING AND THE TACKS HOLDING THE MATTE IN THE FRAME. ON THIS PIECE OF PAPER IS WRITTEN " (LOT) 4265 $2,500.00". THIS IS THE LOT NUMBER OF THIS PHOTO AT THE AUCTION IN NEW YORK AFTER THE REESE PALLEY GALLERY EXHIBIT. THE BUYER PAID $2500. HE WROTE THIS NOTE TO RECORD HIS PURCHASE, PROBABLY AFTER HE TORE OFF THE BROWN PAPER BACKING. THUS HE WROTE THE LOT AND PRICE ON A SMALL REMNANT OF THE TORN BACKING PAPER. Place a Bid!