The Last Sittingis a book and photo shoot ofMarilyn Monroeby photographerBert Stern.The photo shoot was commissioned byVoguemagazine in late June 1962, taking place over three daily sessions, just six weeksbefore she died.
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| Author | Bert Stern Annie Gottlieb |
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| Subject | Marilyn Monroe |
| Publisher | William Morrow and Company |
Publication date | October 1982 |
| Pages | 188 |
| ISBN | 0-688-01173-X |
| OCLC | 8345846 |
Bert Stern publishedThe Last Sittingin 1982. The book included many of the over 2,500 images that Stern had shot, includingcontact sheetswith images Monroe had disliked and crossed out.
In 2008 Stern shot recreations of the images used byVogue—with actressLindsay Lohanas the model—for the February 25, 2008 issue ofNew York.[1]
Publishing history
editHardcover editions
edit- The Last Sitting.William Morrow and Company(1982)ISBN0-688-01173-X
- The Last Sitting.Orbis Publishing(1982)ISBN0-85613-468-6
- The Last Sitting.Random HouseValue Publishing (January 9, 1988)ISBN0-517-40254-8
- Marilyn Monroe's Last Sitting.Schirmer/Mosel Verlag GmbH (1998)ISBN3-88814-261-X
- Marilyn Monroe: The Complete Last Sitting.Schirmer/Mosel Verlag GmbH (2000)
- Marilyn Monroe: The Complete Last Sitting.Schirmer Art Books (2006)ISBN3-88814-191-5
- Marilyn Monroe: The Complete Last Sitting.Te NeuesPublishing Company (2000)ISBN3-8238-5483-6
Paperback editions
edit- Marilyn Monroe: The Complete Last Sitting.Schirmer/Mosel Verlag GmbH (2000)
- La Derniere Seance: Marilyn Monroe.Éditions Gallimard(2006)ISBN2-07-011857-6
- Marilyn Monroe: The Last Sitting.Random House Mondadori (2007)ISBN0-307-39164-7
References
edit- ^Fortini, Amanda (February 18, 2008)."Lindsay Lohan as Marilyn Monroe in" The Last Sitting "".NYmag.
Photographs byBert Stern
External links
edit- Samples fromThe Last Sittingfrom Stern's official website (archived)