In June 1962, in this mythical Suite of the Bel-Air Hotel in Los Angeles, Marilyn Monroe undressed for Bert Stern's camera. Exclusively for Vogue, Marilyn Monroe accepted her first report for the magazine. In three days of intense filming, Bert Stern made more than 2,500 shots of the actress, which was revealed in a gradual nude, at the same time showed fragility, carefreeness and tenderness.
Although the artist saw the leaves with the negatives and chose marking with an orange cross those that did not want to appear in this report, Marilyn Monroe never witnessed the publication of the photographs in the magazine. It is known that the artist suffered from
He left too soon, and died just six weeks after this session. Moving for its history and legendary for its success, «The Last Sitting» is, in effect, the culmination and the end of a brilliant career. If Marilyn Monroe personified the glamor From Hollywood, this last session made Bert Stern the incarnation of one of the greatest fashion photographers, which made him an icon to him as well.
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the photo shoot, 60 copies printed and signed by Bert Stern in 2008 are currently exposed in the New York Staley-Wise Gallery. The exhibition of Marilyn Monroe's photographs It can be visited until March 26.