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Marilyn Monroe Happy Birthday JFK Photograph

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Marilyn Monroe Happy Birthday JFK Photograph
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Photograph of Marilyn Monroe serenading John F. Kennedy in 1962. Marilyn Monroe is wearing her most famous dress, designed by Jean Louis and based on a sketch by Bob Mackey, "made of a sheer and flesh-colored marquisette fabric, with 2,500 hand-sewn crystals and 6,000 shimmering rhinestones sewn into it." Canadian billionaire Jim Pattison subsequently purchased the dress on November 17, 2016, at a Los Angeles auction for $4.8 million. 30 x 20 cm (12 x 9 inches), Frame: 60 x 21 cm (28.5 x 8.25 inches). Provenance: Toronto estate