BRENDA JOYCE 8x10 DBW Archival Photo Embossed by John Florea RE184

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BRENDA JOYCE 11x14 DBW Archival Photo Embossed by John Florea RE184
You are bidding on an 11x14 stunning quality photo on doubleweight innova archival fiber based paper with a .5 inch border.  JOHNNY FLOREA EMBOSSMENT, copyright stamp on verso as shown - A quality recent print
printing is done in house with the same professional equipment labs use.
the innova fiber glossy photos are stunning prints used by many galleries
John Florea, Life magazine photographer who chronicled the greatest battles of World War II and the greatest stars of Hollywood, then segued into a career as a television directorafter World War II, Florea returned to Hollywood. He continued working for
Life
, as well as the
San Francisco Examiner
, and was appointed photo editor at
Collier's
magazine.
Marilyn Monroe was first photographed by Florea in early 1951. At 24, she had played supporting roles in two acclaimed movies,
The Asphalt Jungle
and
All About Eve.
And she had recently signed a seven-year contract with Twentieth Century-Fox.
On March 29, 1951, Marilyn presented the Academy Award for Best Sound Recording to Thomas Moulton for
All About Eve
. Florea photographed her that day in an elegant black gown, and the pictures were used to illustrate a feature, '1951's Model Blonde', published in
Collier's
that September.
On June 19, Florea accompanied Marilyn on a trip to the USS Benham at Long Beach, where he photographed her with sailors. She wore the black netted dress seen in
As Young as You Feel
.
Monroe was already a gifted model, but she had yet to find the great portrait photographers who would transform her from starlet to goddess. Most of her publicity shots from this period fit the 'cheesecake' mould, and Florea was happy to play along.
Marilyn posed on a rock in a tight-fitting bathing suit, with one strap pulled down. Other sessions showed Florea's sense of mischief. For one shoot, Marilyn sat at a dressing table, clad in a negligee, pouting sulkily as the telephone rang.
Another series depicts Marilyn by a roaring log fire, clad in thermal underwear. It was snapped up by men's magazines that winter, seemingly proving that she could look sexy in anything.
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