Up close with Marilyn: Never-before-seen images of Monroe, Lee Radziwill, Kate Moss and more of Hollywood's sexiest starlets
- Iconic photographer Bert Stern's collection of images are on display at the Stanley Wise Gallery in Manhattan until June 20
- The intimate series offers a rare glimpse of Marilyn Monroe who even crossed out a section of her own images with an orange magic marker after asking to see them
- Stern who began his career as a mail-room clerk at Look Magazine later went on to photograph Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, and Twiggy, among others
Marilyn Monroe, Twiggy, and Kate Moss are just a few of the female starlets whose never before seen portraits are on exhibition in New York this week.
Iconic photographer Bert Stern's collection of images are on display at the Stanley-Wise Gallery in Manhattan until June 20.
The intimate series offers a rare glimpse of Marilyn Monroe. One collection of the sultry star shot by Stern is crossed over with orange marker by the actress herself after asking to see the photos before they appeared in Vogue.
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Hollywood glamour: Marilyn Monroe from The Last Sitting, 1962, is just one of the many never before seen snapshots in the collection on display in New York
Crossed out: These shots of Marilyn Monroe from The Last Sitting series in 1962 were crossed out by the actress herself after she asked to see the photos that would appear in Vogue
Peekaboo: This 1962 from The Last Sitting with Marilyn Monroe shows the actress' flirty nature
Kate Moss, Ring by Cartier and Dress by Dolce and Gabbana, VOGUE Paris, 2001: This snapshot is a stunning portrait of the classic supermodel at the height of her career
Sue Lyon as Lolita, 1960: This is a shot of actress Sue Lyons who acted in Stanley Kubrick's racy film Lolita
Sue Lyon as Lolita, 1960: The actress stars in another one of Stern's fascinating portraits from several decades ago
Twiggy, VOGUE, 1967: These shots of Twiggy show the model's outgoing personality and classic good looks
Kate Moss playfully glances at his lens during the height of her career and Suzy Parker gives a sultry stare as she gets her first haircut.
Stern, who began his career as a mail-room clerk at Look Magazine, later went on to photograph Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Twiggy, Louis Armstrong and Frank Lloyd Wright.
He first made a name for himself in 1955 with a legendary Smirnoff Vodka campaign that pushed him to the top of the advertising world, says a press release from the Stanley-Wise Gallery.
The Staley-Wise Gallery has represented Bert Stern since the gallery opened in 1982, and the gallery remains the exclusive representative of the Estate of Bert Stern since his death in 2013.
In the 1970s Stern's career began to decline but a decade after his return in the 1980s people began reevaluating his work.
Stern died on June 26, 2013 but his images will remain as an imprint of Hollywood history.
Suzy Parker's first-ever short haircut, VOGUE, 1964: Model and actress Suzy Parker looks at the camera with fear as she gets a haircut
Lee Radziwill, circa 1965: Jackie Kennedy's sister is pictured modeling a daring outfit and flashing her million dollar smile
Marisa Berenson, circa 1965:This is a very futuristic portrait of the beautiful 1960s model Marisa Berenson
Dress by Ceil Chapman and collar by Lilly Dache, VOGUE, 1962: This active photo is a fine example of Stern's advertising skills
Marisa Berenson and Jennifer O'Neill, VOGUE, 1965: The iconic photographer and legendary man about town Bert Stern had a prolific career spent in the midst of glitz and glamour: he shot supermodels, Hollywood starlets, ad campaigns and plenty more
Taken for Levi's, 1971: This fun advertisement is one of the few on display at the Stanley-Wise Gallery in New York City
Marcello Mastroianni, 1963: This never before published image of Italian film actor Marcello Mastroianni shows Stern's intimate style
Bert Stern and a model, 1969: In this image, Bert Stern and a model pose for a photograph in a mirror
Clyfford Still, LIFE Magazine, 1959: This is a shot of architect Clyfford Still from Life Magazine at the very end of the 1950s
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