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Sam Shaw Marilyn Monroe and Her Friends 2004 Poster

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Sam Shaw Marilyn Monroe and Her Friends 2004 Poster
Artist: Sam ShawTitle: Marilyn Monroe and Her FriendsMedium: Exhibition PosterSize: 25 5/8 x 19 3/4"Date: 2004Condition: ExcellentNotes: Limited stock availableBiographyIn the early 1950s, Sam Shaw began working in the film industry as a special still photographer. He captured countless stars of the cinema, including Woody Allen, Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Brando, Alfred Hitchcock, John Wayne, Fred Astaire, Elizabeth Taylor, Ingrid Bergman, Sophia Loren, Charlie Chaplin, Audrey Hepburn, Frank Sinatra, and many more.  Shaw preferred to shoot his subjects without set-ups, makeup, or decorations, encouraging them to be spontaneous and improvise- a style that set Shaw's work apart from the stereotypical Hollywood "glamour" photographs of the day and foreshadowed his later role as an independent filmmaker.'Shaw carried at least two beat-up Nikons around his neck wherever he went; ready to capture anything and anyone that caught his attention in both black and white and color. As a result, Shaw's photographic archive contains a vast array of subject matter from crime photography, sports, landscapes and photojournalism to classic American and European cinema, independent film, and portraiture*Information from the artist's website: http://shawfamilyarchives.com/biographies.php